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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.
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              Inward joy enforced my heart to smile. --Shak.
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     2. To make or gain by force; to obtain by force; as, to
        enforce a passage. ``Enforcing furious way.'' --Spenser.
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     3. To put in motion or action by violence; to drive.
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              As swift as stones
              Enforced from the old Assyrian slings. --Shak.
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     4. To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to urge
        with energy; as, to enforce arguments or requests.
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              Enforcing sentiment of the thrust humanity. --Burke.
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     5. To put in force; to cause to take effect; to give effect
        to; to execute with vigor; as, to enforce the laws.
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     6. To urge; to ply hard; to lay much stress upon.
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              Enforce him with his envy to the people. --Shak.
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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/
  الفرض

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

  enforcing /ɛnfˈɔːsɪŋ/ 
  vymáhání

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

  enforcing /ɛnfˈɔːsɪŋ/ 
  prosazování

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

  enforcing /ɛnfˈɔːsɪŋ/ 
  uplatňování

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

  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 others
  

From 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 matters
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɛnˈfɔɹsɪŋ/


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