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Adjective reinforced has 2 senses

reinforced, strengthened - given added strength or support; "reinforced concrete contains steel bars or metal netting"
Antonym: weak (indirect, via strong)
built, reinforced - (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness; "the built liquid detergents"
Antonym: unimproved (indirect, via improved)

Verb reinforce has 2 senses

reinforce, reenforce - make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"
--₁ is one way to strengthen, beef up, fortify

Derived forms: noun reinforcement₄, noun reinforcement₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
reinforce, reward - strengthen and support with rewards; "Let's reinforce good behavior"
--₂ is one way to teach, learn, instruct

Derived forms: noun reinforcement₃, noun reinforcement₅, noun reinforcer₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something