reenforce

or re-en·force

[ ree-uhn-fawrs, -fohrs ]

/ ˌri ənˈfɔrs, -ˈfoʊrs /

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verb (used with object), noun re·en·forced, re·en·forc·ing,

a variant of reinforce.

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How to use reenforce in a sentence

Do you think it would be amiss to re-enforce argument with a few good blows of a cudgel?
Pepita Ximenez|Juan Valera
He asked me how soon I would re-enforce him if he remained there.
Reports of the Committee on the Conduct of the War|United States Senate
The re-enforce is strengthened by two rows of steel hoops; the trunnion hoops form one of the outer layers.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886|Various
Secretary Stanton was about to send a few thousands of troops to re-enforce Gen. Gilmore.
Company G|A. R. (Albert Rowe) Barlow

But guns should re-enforce the weaker points, thus making the enemy attack the strongest ones.
A Treatise on the Tactical Use of the Three Arms: Infantry, Artillery, and Cavalry|Francis J. Lippitt