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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 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 English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
enforcing vb. (present participle of en enforce nocat=1)From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
enforcing vb. (present participle of en enforce nocat=1)From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
enforcing vb. (present participle of en enforce nocat=1)From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
enforcing vb. (present participle of en enforce nocat=1)From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
enforcing Englanti vb. (en-v-taivm e nforc ing e)From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
enforcing Engelska a. (avledning en enforce ordform=prespart) Engelska vb. (böjning en verb enforce)From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Enforcing /ɛnfˈɔːsɪŋ/ الفرضFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
enforcing /ɛnfˈɔːsɪŋ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]vymáhání
enforcing /ɛnfˈɔːsɪŋ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]prosazování
enforcing /ɛnfˈɔːsɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]uplatňování
enforcing /ɛnfˈɔːsɪŋ/ aufzwingend Synonyms: forcing, foisting, thrusting see: force sth. on/upon sb., enforce sth. on/upon sb., foist sth. on sb., thrust sth. on sb., forced, enforced, foisted, thrusted, enforce one's views on sb., force your views upon others, foist your opinion on others, thrust your opinion on othersFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
enforcing /ɛnfˈɔːsɪŋ/ erzwingend see: enforce sth., enforced, 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 ]
enforcing /ɛnfˈɔːsɪŋ/ vollstreckend, exekutierend Synonym: executing see: enforce sth., execute sth., enforces, executes, enforced, executed, enforce a judgement, execute a judgement, enforce a law, execute against sb.'s property, enforce foreign judgements in civil and commercial mattersFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ɛnˈfɔɹsɪŋ/