Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reënforce

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: reen-force
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of re-enforce.

verb

Alternative form of reinforce.

Example Sentences

"Aiming to reach firm ground beyond this bayou, and to leave as little time for our enemy to reënforce as possible, I determined to make a show of attack along the whole front, but to break across the bayou at the two points named, and have general orders accordingly."
"On this second visit Mr. Charles W. Hare, a prominent white citizen of Tuskegee, kindly volunteered to accompany me, to reënforce my invitation with one from the white people of Tuskegee and the vicinity."

Inflected Forms

reënforces (present, singular) reënforcing (participle, present) reënforced (participle, past) reënforced (past)

Questions

What does reënforce mean?: Alternative form of re-enforce.

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