From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
re-enforce \re-enforce\ v.
1. to make stronger; "reinforced concrete".
Syn: reinforce, reenforce.
[WordNet 1.5] re-enforce
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Reenforce \Re`en*force"\, Re-enforce \Re`-en*force"\(-f?rs"), v.
t. [Pref. re- + enforce: cf. F. renforcer.]
1. To strengthen with new force, assistance, material, or
support; as, to reenforce an argument; to reenforce a
garment; especially, to strengthen with additional troops,
as an army or a fort, or with additional ships, as a
fleet. [Written also {reinforce}.]
[1913 Webster]
2. (Psychology) To increase the likelihood that (a specific
behavior) will be repeated by giving a reward or
punishment to a person or animal; as, to reenforce the
students' willingness to study by giving awards for good
grades.
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Reenforce \Re`en*force"\, n. [See {Reenforce}, v., and cf.
{Ranforce}, {Reinforce}.]
Something which reenforces or strengthens. Specifically:
(a) That part of a cannon near the breech which is thicker
than the rest of the piece, so as better to resist the
force of the exploding powder. See Illust. of {Cannon}.
(b) An additional thickness of canvas, cloth, or the like,
around an eyelet, buttonhole, etc. [Written also
{reinforce}.]
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reenforce
v 1: make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete" [syn:
{reinforce}, {reenforce}]
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