Foster vs Reinforce - What's the difference?
foster | reinforce |
Providing parental care to unrelated children.
Receiving such care
Related by such care
(countable, obsolete) A forester
(uncountable) The care given to another; guardianship
To nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
To cultivate and grow something.
To nurse or cherish something.
(obsolete) To be nurtured or trained up together.
(senseid)To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.
To emphasize or review.
To encourage a behavior or idea through repeated stimulus.
As a proper noun foster
is , variant of forster.As a verb reinforce is
(senseid)to strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.foster
English
Adjective
(-)Noun
Verb
(en verb)- Our company fosters an appreciation for the arts.
- (Spenser)
Antonyms
* (cultivate and grow) hinderDerived terms
* fosterable * fosterage * foster-child, foster child * fosterer * foster home * fosterhood * fostering * fosterment * foster parentAnagrams
* * * * ----reinforce
English
Verb
(reinforc)- He reinforced the handle with a metal rod and a bit of tape.
- The right homework will reinforce and complement the lesson!
- ''Advertising for fast food can reinforce unhealthy dietary tendencies.