reinforcement vs brace

brace vs reinforcement

reinforcement and brace both are nouns.

reinforcement is not a verb while brace is a verb.

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

As nouns, brace is a hyponym of reinforcement; that is, brace is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reinforcement:

reinforcement: a device designed to provide additional strength
brace: a structural member used to stiffen a framework

Other hyponyms of reinforcement include backing, mount, bracing, safety arch.

reinforcement (noun)	brace (noun)
an act performed to strengthen approved behavior	a structural member used to stiffen a framework
a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission	a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
a device designed to provide additional strength	an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it	a support that steadies or strengthens something else
information that makes more forcible or convincing	elastic straps that hold trousers up
	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

reinforcement (verb)	brace (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

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