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1. (v.t.) enforce
to put or keep in force; compel obedience to:
to enforce a law.
2. enforce
to obtain by force or compulsion; compel:
to enforce obedience.
3. enforce
to impose (a course of action) upon a person.
4. enforce
to support by force.
5. enforce
to impress or urge forcibly.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME < AF enforcer, OF enforcier, enforc(ir)=en-en -1+forci(e)r to force)
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| Definition of 'enforce' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) enforce, implement, apply
ensure observance of laws and rules
"Apply the rules to everyone";
2. (verb) enforce, impose
compel to behave in a certain way
"Social relations impose courtesy"
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1. (verb) enforce
to make certain that people follow rules
The police must enforce the law.; law enforcement
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| Definition of 'enforce' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) enforce
force; strength; power
2. (verb) enforce
to put force upon; to force; to constrain; to compel; as, to enforce obedience to commands
3. (verb) enforce
to make or gain by force; to obtain by force; as, to enforce a passage
4. (verb) enforce
to put in motion or action by violence; to drive
5. (verb) enforce
to give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to urge with energy; as, to enforce arguments or requests
6. (verb) enforce
to put in force; to cause to take effect; to give effect to; to execute with vigor; as, to enforce the laws
7. (verb) enforce
to urge; to ply hard; to lay much stress upon
8. (verb) enforce
to attempt by force
9. (verb) enforce
to prove; to evince
10. (verb) enforce
to strengthen; to grow strong
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Sense: to cause (a law, a command, one's own will etc) to be carried out
There is a law against dropping litter but it is rarely enforced.
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 Afrikaans: afdwing, aandring |
 Arabic: يَفْرِض، يُلْزِم |
 Bulgarian: налагам |
 Brazilian: executar |
 Czech: uplatnit |
 German: erzwingen |
 Danish: gennemtvinge; håndhæve |
 Greek: επιβάλλω, εφαρμόζω |
 Spanish: aplicar, imponer |
 Estonian: täide viima, jõustama |
 Farsi: اعمال کردن |
 Finnish: panna täytäntöön |
 French: appliquer |
 Hebrew: לְאֱכוֹף |
 Hindi: लागू करना |
 Croatian: provoditi |
 Hungarian: végrehajt |
 Indonesian: memberlakukan |
 Icelandic: framfylgja |
 Italian: applicare |
 Japanese: 実施する |
 Korean: (법률 등을) 시행하다 |
 Lithuanian: vykdyti |
 Latvian: ieviest/iedzīvināt (likum |
 Malay: berkuatkuasa |
 Dutch: ten uitvoerbrengen |
 Norwegian: håndheve, sette igjennom; |
 Polish: egzekwować |
 Persian: اعمال کردن |
 Pashto: اړايستل، اړ كول، جارى كول |
 Portuguese: executar |
 Romanian: a aplica |
 Russian: соблюдать(ся) |
 Slovak: uplatniť |
 Slovenian: uveljaviti |
 Serbian: nametnuti |
 Swedish: verkställa, driva igenom, |
 Thai: ใช้กำลังบังคับให้ปฏิบัติต |
 Turkish: uygulamak |
 Taiwanese: 實施，執行 |
 Ukrainian: проводити в життя |
 Urdu: نافذ کرنا |
 Vietnamese: thi hành |
 Chinese: 实施，执行 |
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