reinforcement
English Thesaurus
1. a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | military operation, operation, |
| definition | : | activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | close support, |
| definition | : | close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine, |
| definition | : | the military forces of a nation (noun.group) |
2. an act performed to strengthen approved behavior (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | carrot, |
| definition | : | promise of reward as in (noun.act) |
3. a device designed to provide additional strength (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | device, |
| definition | : | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | brace, |
| definition | : | a support that steadies or strengthens something else (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | safety arch, |
| definition | : | an undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen or support a construction (noun.artifact) |
4. (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus, |
| definition | : | any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | positive reinforcer, positive reinforcing stimulus, |
| definition | : | a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | negative reinforcer, negative reinforcing stimulus, |
| definition | : | a reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it (noun.cognition) |
| domain category | : | psychological science, psychology, |
| definition | : | the science of mental life (noun.cognition) |
5. information that makes more forcible or convincing (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | confirmation, |
| definition | : | information that confirms or verifies (noun.communication) |
6. a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission (noun.act)
7. an act performed to strengthen approved behavior (noun.act)
8. a device designed to provide additional strength (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | beef up, fortify, strengthen, |
| definition | : | make strong or stronger (verb.change) |
9. (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it (noun.cognition)
10. a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission (noun.act)
11. an act performed to strengthen approved behavior (noun.act)
12. a device designed to provide additional strength (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | beef up, fortify, strengthen, |
| definition | : | make strong or stronger (verb.change) |
13. (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it (noun.cognition)
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