Hypertext Webster Gateway: "reenforce"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Reenforce \Re`["e]n*force"\ (-f?rs"), v. t. [Pref. re- +
enforce: cf. F. renforcer.]
To strengthen with new force, assistance, material, or
support; as, to re["e]nforce an argument; to re["e]nforce a
garment; especially, to strengthen with additional troops, as
an army or a fort, or with additional ships, as a fleet.
[Written also {reinforce}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Reenforce \Re`["e]n*force"\, n. [See {Re["e]nforce}, v., and cf.
{Ranforce}, {Reinforce}.]
Something which re["e]nforces or strengthens. Specifically:
(a) That part of a cannon near the breech which is thicker
than the rest of the piece, so as better to resist the
force of the exploding powder. See Illust. of {Cannon}.
(b) An additional thickness of canvas, cloth, or the like,
around an eyelet, buttonhole, etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
reenforce
v : make stronger; "reinforced concrete" [syn: {reinforce}]
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