reinforce
verb (used with object)
to strengthen with some added piece, support, or material.
reinforced
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past participleof reinforce.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof reinforce.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
reinforceverb (used with object)to strengthen with some added piece, support, or material.
Example Sentences
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The print reinforced concerns the analysts had going into the earnings, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
"They're trying to break me but, paradoxically or not, this campaign has reinforced my decision to enter politics precisely to put an end to this hate-filled rhetoric," she told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
“That did not help remove that mistrust. It reinforced that mistrust.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Other research has reinforced the idea that exercise remains valuable even when physical performance inevitably declines with age.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
The crowd was hysterical in its delight, reinforced by a sense of its own power.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
