reinforced

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-der.

Old French re-bor.

Middle English re-

English re-

English inforce

English reinforce

English -ed

English reinforced

From reinforce + -ed.

Verb

reinforced

1. simple past and past participle of reinforce

Adjective

reinforced (comparative more reinforced, superlative most reinforced)

1. Having been or containing reinforcement.

   Antonym: unreinforced

Derived terms

• nonreinforced
• reinforced concrete
• reinforced lipid
• unreinforced

Translations

having been or containing reinforcement

• French: renforcé (fr)
• Greek: ενισχυμένος (el) (enischyménos)
• Hungarian: megerősített (hu), merevített

See also

• rebar