Reenforcement

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Reenforcement \Re`en*force"ment\ (r?`?n*f?rs"ment), n.
     1. The act of reenforcing, or the state of being reenforced.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That which reenforces; additional force; especially,
        additional troops or force to augment the strength of any


        army, or ships to strengthen a navy or fleet.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Psychology) A reward or punishment which is given to a
        person or animal in order to increase the likelihood that
        a specific behavior will be repeated.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  reenforcement
       n 1: information that makes more forcible or convincing; "his
            gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his
            complaints" [syn: {reinforcement}]
       2: a military operation (often involving new supplies of men
          and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the
          performance of its mission; "they called for artillery
          support" [syn: {support}, {reinforcement}]