build up vs reinforce

build up

verb
  • To strengthen. 

  • To accumulate, to pile up, to increase in stages. 

  • To close up by building. 

  • In solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of lower value. (e.g., place 5♦ over 4♣) 

  • To erect; to construct. 

reinforce

verb
  • To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation. 

  • To emphasize or review. 

  • To encourage (a behavior or idea) through repeated stimulus. 

How often have the words build up and reinforce occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )