brace vs reinforcement

brace and reinforcement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brace	Yes	No	Yes	No
reinforcement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, reinforcement is a hypernym of brace; that is, reinforcement is a word with a broader meaning than brace:

Other hypernyms of brace include strengthener, structural member.

As nouns, reinforcement is a hypernym of brace; that is, reinforcement is a word with a broader meaning than brace:

Other hypernyms of brace include strengthener, support.

brace (noun)	reinforcement (noun)
a structural member used to stiffen a framework	an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring	a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
an appliance that corrects dental irregularities	a device designed to provide additional strength
a support that steadies or strengthens something else	(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
elastic straps that hold trousers up	information that makes more forcible or convincing
a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
two items of the same kind

brace (verb)	reinforcement (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic
support by bracing
support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult