Definition

1. Verb:
   • To reinforce: To add material or support to something in order to make it stronger or more stable.
   • To strengthen: To make something physically stronger or more resilient.
   • To consolidate: To make something more solid, secure, or stable, often by unifying or compacting its elements.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các kỹ sư cần gia cố nền móng trước khi xây. (The engineers need to reinforce the foundation before building.)
  • Họ đang gia cố con đê để chống lũ. (They are strengthening the dyke to prevent flooding.)
  • Gia cố mặt đường sẽ giúp kéo dài tuổi thọ. (Consolidating the road surface will help extend its lifespan.)

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Engineering Context: The term is most frequently used in construction, civil engineering, and geology to describe the process of improving the structural integrity of buildings, roads, slopes, or soil.
  • Phương pháp gia cố bằng cọc tre được sử dụng phổ biến. (The method of reinforcement using bamboo piles is widely used.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự gia cố (n): Reinforcement, consolidation. Refers to the act, process, or result of reinforcing.

  • Sự gia cố này là rất cần thiết. (This reinforcement is very necessary.)

• Vật liệu gia cố (n): Reinforcement material.

  • Thép là vật liệu gia cố phổ biến. (Steel is a common reinforcement material.)

Synonyms

• Reinforce: To strengthen with added support.
• Strengthen: To make or become stronger.
• Fortify: To strengthen against attack.
• Consolidate: To make physically solid or secure.

Related Idioms

1. Consolidate, reinfotce, strengthen
   • Gia cố mặt đường
     To consolidate the road surface
   • Gia cố một chiếc cầu
     To reinforce a bridge