Is reinforce formal or informal?

What's the difference between reinforce and strengthen?

How do I use reinforce in an academic essay?

Is reinforce common in business writing?

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reinforce

/ˌriː.ɪnˈfɔːrs/

IELTSAcademic

verb

To strengthen or support something so it is less likely to fail or be forgotten.

The drills reinforce our skills.
The teacher uses questions to reinforce key ideas.

Adinary Nuance

Near-neighbors: reinforce is stronger than support and more active than strengthen; it stresses added effort to prevent failure. Use reinforce for arguments, habits, or structures, while choose strengthen for physical bodies and support for feelings or systems.

In other languages

Spanish: reforzar
Japanese: 強化する
Korean: 강화하다
Vietnamese: phát huy
Chinese: 加强

Etymology

Common phrases

reinforce the messagereinforce the structurereinforce the argument

Synonyms

strengthen support up bolster confirm

Related words

strength support confidence solid boost

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