Word
Reenforce
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
re-en-force
Definition
- v. t. - 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.
- v. - Something which reenforces or strengthens.
- v. - 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.
- v. - (b)
- v. - An additional thickness of canvas, cloth, or the like,
around an eyelet, buttonhole, etc.
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