Reinforced vs Reaffirmed - What's the difference?
reinforced | reaffirmed |
(reinforce)
(senseid)To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.
To emphasize or review.
To encourage a behavior or idea through repeated stimulus.
(reaffirm)
To affirm again.
To bolster or support.
As verbs the difference between reinforced and reaffirmed
is that reinforced is (reinforce) while reaffirmed is (reaffirm).reinforced
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(head)reinforce
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(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.
Synonyms
* (l) * (l) * (strengthen) strengthen, augment, fortify, buttress, bolster, line * (emphasize) emphasize, review, repeat * (encourage) encourage, reward, instruct, teach, learnreaffirmed
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(head)reaffirm
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(en verb)- The recent tragedy only served to reaffirm his faith.