English → Latin
“reinforce” in Latin
firmōto make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify; to say, affirm, assert; to reinforce the courageaugeōto increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand; to lengthen; to raise, strengthenVelleiusof or pertaining to the gens Velleia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
reinforce
firmare: majoribus copiis firmare: exercitum confirmare (Cic.), augere (Velleius): incremento novare (Curt., 5, 1, 39). To reinforce one’s army, majorem manum arcessere: novis opibus copiisque se renovare (Cic.): novis peditum et equitum copiis sese firmare (Tac., Ann., 2, 65). Vid: To RECRUIT.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for reinforce?
- The usual Latin words for “reinforce” are firmō, augeō, Velleius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.