Definition Dictionary

Strengthening or support; in learning, a consequence that increases the likelihood of a behavior.

To declare something invalid or cancel its force or effect.

To reduce the force, intensity, or extent of something.

An expression or idea used so often that it has lost freshness or force.

To force or strongly persuade someone to act.

Strongly persuasive or holding close attention.

Artificial or forced rather than natural.

To force someone or something out of a place.

To protest or denounce something loudly and forcefully.

Showing obvious effort or strain instead of ease or naturalness.

Less strict or severe in judgment, discipline, or enforcement.

Trying to dominate others in an excessively forceful or arrogant way.

Official authorization; also a penalty used to enforce a rule.

An official suspension or postponement of a proceeding or its enforcement.

To bring under control or reduce the force or intensity of something.

Overused to the point of losing interest or force.

With intense feeling or force.

To voluntarily give up a right or claim, or decide not to enforce a requirement.