To reinforce vs to strengthen
Hello!
Could you help me, please?
What is the difference between the verbs "to reinforce" and "to strengthen"? I found the explanation that
"to reinforce" = to add strength
and
"to strengthen" = to make stronger,
but, honestly, I still don't see any difference. Could you, please, give any examples?
Thank you!
Top answer
Hi. reinforcing something doesn't affect it itself as in really altering it, but rather means supporting/aiding it (from the outside, in a sense). For example, you send more troops to reinforce already dispatched troops.
- Hi.
- reinforcing something doesn't affect it itself as in really altering it, but rather means supporting/aiding it (from the outside, in a sense).
- For example, you send more troops to reinforce already dispatched troops.
- The initial troops thus do not themselves increase in strength or power, but that aspect of theirs is supplemented and/or augmented by the effect of the added manpower, whereas to strengthen them would imply their direct strength/ability become improved (through training, for example).
- Also, in some contexts, to reinforce something could refer to, not making it stronger or enhanced, but rather to restoring it to/maintaining it at a certain level.
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Hi. reinforcing something doesn't affect it itself as in really altering it, but rather means supporting/aiding it (from the outside, in a sense). For example, you send more troops to reinforce already dispatched troops. The initial troops thus do not themselves increase in strength or power, but that aspect of theirs is supplemented and/or augmented by the effect of the added manpower,
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