Buttress vs. Reinforce

Buttress vs. Reinforce — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Buttress and Reinforce

Buttressnoun

(architecture) A brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it.

flying buttress

Reinforceverb

(transitive) To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.

He reinforced the handle with a metal rod and a bit of tape.

Buttressnoun

(by extension) Anything that serves to support something; a prop.

Reinforceverb

(transitive) To emphasize or review.

The right homework will reinforce and complement the lesson!

Buttressnoun

(botany) A buttress-root.

Reinforceverb

(transitive) To encourage (a behavior or idea) through repeated stimulus.

Advertising for fast food can reinforce unhealthy dietary tendencies.
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Buttressnoun

(climbing) A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock.

Crowell Buttresses, Dismal Buttress

Reinforceverb

make stronger;

he reinforced the concrete

Buttressnoun

(figurative) Anything that supports or strengthens.

Reinforceverb

strengthen and support with rewards;

Let's reinforce good behavior

Buttressverb

To support something physically with, or as if with, a prop or buttress.

Buttressverb

To support something or someone by supplying evidence.

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Buttressnoun

a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building

Buttressverb

reinforce with a buttress;

Buttress the church

Buttressverb

make stronger or defensible;

buttress your thesis