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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Enforce \En*force"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enforced; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Enforcing.] [OF. enforcier to strengthen, force, F.
     enforcir; pref. en- (L. in) + F. force. See Force.]
     1. To put force upon; to force; to constrain; to compel; as,
        to enforce obedience to commands.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Inward joy enforced my heart to smile. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To make or gain by force; to obtain by force; as, to
        enforce a passage. ``Enforcing furious way.'' --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To put in motion or action by violence; to drive.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              As swift as stones
              Enforced from the old Assyrian slings. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to urge
        with energy; as, to enforce arguments or requests.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Enforcing sentiment of the thrust humanity. --Burke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To put in force; to cause to take effect; to give effect
        to; to execute with vigor; as, to enforce the laws.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To urge; to ply hard; to lay much stress upon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Enforce him with his envy to the people. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Enforced \En*forced"\, a.
     Compelled; forced; not voluntary. ``Enforced wrong.''
     ``Enforced smiles.'' --Shak. -- En*for"ced*ly, adv. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Enforced \En*forced"\, a.
     Compelled; forced; not voluntary. ``Enforced wrong.''
     ``Enforced smiles.'' --Shak. -- En*for"ced*ly, adv. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Enforce \En*force"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enforced; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Enforcing.] [OF. enforcier to strengthen, force, F.
     enforcir; pref. en- (L. in) + F. force. See Force.]
     1. To put force upon; to force; to constrain; to compel; as,
        to enforce obedience to commands.
  
              Inward joy enforced my heart to smile. --Shak.
  
     2. To make or gain by force; to obtain by force; as, to
        enforce a passage. ``Enforcing furious way.'' --Spenser.
  
     3. To put in motion or action by violence; to drive.
  
              As swift as stones Enforced from the old Assyrian
              slings.                               --Shak.
  
     4. To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to urge
        with energy; as, to enforce arguments or requests.
  
              Enforcing sentiment of the thrust humanity. --Burke.
  
     5. To put in force; to cause to take effect; to give effect
        to; to execute with vigor; as, to enforce the laws.
  
     6. To urge; to ply hard; to lay much stress upon.
  
              Enforce him with his envy to the people. --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  enforced
       adj : forced or compelled or put in force; "a life of enforced
             inactivity"; "enforced obedience" [syn: implemented]
             [ant: unenforced]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  enforced
     vb.
     (infl of en enforce  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  enforced
     vb.
     (infl of en enforce  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  enforced
     vb.
     (infl of en enforce  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  enforced
     vb.
     (infl of en enforce  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  enforced
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm e nforce d)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  enforced
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en enforce ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb enforce)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Enforced /ɛnfˈɔːst/
  مفروض

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  enforced /ɛnfˈɔːst/ 
  vyztužený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  enforced /ɛnfˈɔːst/ 
  vynucený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  enforced /ɛnfˈɔːst/ 
  nedobrovolný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  enforced /ɛnfˈɔːst/ 
  nucený

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  enforced /ɛnfˈɔːst/
  aufgezwungen
     Synonyms: forced, foisted, thrusted
  
   see: force sth. on/upon sb., enforce sth. on/upon sb., foist sth. on sb., thrust sth. on sb., forcing, enforcing, foisting, thrusting, enforce one's views on sb., force your views upon others, foist your opinion on others, thrust your opinion on others
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  enforced /ɛnfˈɔːst/
  erzwungen
        "I/he/she enforced"  - ich/er/sie erzwang
        "he/she has/had enforced"  - er/sie hat/hatte erzwungen
        "The troops enforced a curfew."  - Die Truppen erzwangen eine Ausgangssperre.
   see: enforce sth., enforcing, he/she enforces, unenforced, enforce a rule, You can't enforce co-operation between the players.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  enforced /ɛnfˈɔːst/
  vollstreckte, exekutierte
     Synonym: executed
  
   see: enforce sth., execute sth., enforcing, executing, enforces, executes, enforce a judgement, execute a judgement, enforce a law, execute against sb.'s property, enforce foreign judgements in civil and commercial matters
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  enforced /ɛnfˈɔːst/
  
  υποχρεωτικός

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  enforced /ɛnfˈɔːst/
  sproveden, sprovela

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  enforced /ɛnfˈɔːst/
  1. kényszeredett
  2. erôszakolt
  3. erôltetett

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɛnˈfɔɹst/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a.强加的

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