"reenforce" meaning in All languages combined

See reenforce on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: reenforces [present, singular, third-person], reenforcing [participle, present], reenforced [participle, past], reenforced [past]
Etymology: From re- + enforce. Etymology templates: {{af|en|re-|enforce}} re- + enforce Head templates: {{en-verb}} reenforce (third-person singular simple present reenforces, present participle reenforcing, simple past and past participle reenforced)
  1. Alternative spelling of re-enforce Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: re-enforce

Inflected forms

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