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

  Enforce \En*force\, v. i.
     1. To attempt by force. [Obs.]
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     2. To prove; to evince. [R.] --Hooker.
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     3. To strengthen; to grow strong. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Enforce \En*force"\, n.
     Force; strength; power. [Obs.]
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           A petty enterprise of small enforce.     --Milton.
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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"\, n.
     Force; strength; power. [Obs.]
  
           A petty enterprise of small enforce.     --Milton.

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

  Enforce \En*force\, v. i.
     1. To attempt by force. [Obs.]
  
     2. To prove; to evince. [R.] --Hooker.
  
     3. To strengthen; to grow strong. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  enforce
       v 1: ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to
            everyone"; [syn: implement, apply] [ant: exempt]
       2: compel to behave in a certain way; "Social relations impose
          courtesy" [syn: impose]

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

  enforce
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 επιβάλλω
     2 εφαρμόζω, θέτω σε εφαρμογή
     3 (ετ παρωχ σημ en) ισχυροποιώ

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

  enforce
     vb.
     To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by
  force. (from 17th c.)

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

  enforce
     vb.
     To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by
  force. (from 17th c.)

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

  enforce
     vb.
     To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by
  force. (from 17th c.)

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

  enforce
     vb.
     To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by
  force. (from 17th c.)

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

  enforce
     Englanti vb.
     soveltaa (lakia); valvoa (määräysten, lakien toteutumista)

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

  enforce
     Engelska vb.
     1 upprätthålla
     2 genomdriva

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

  Enforce /ɛnfˈɔːs/
  إفرض

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  enforce //ɪnˈfo(ː)ɹs// //ɪnˈfoəs// //ɪnˈfɔɹs// //ɪnˈfɔːs// 
  1. принуждавам
  (obsolete in English) to compel
  2. укрепявам
  (obsolete in English) to strengthen
  3. настоявам
  to affirm
  4. налагам
  to keep up

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

  enforce /ɛnfˈɔːs/
   [eko] vynutit, uvést v platnost

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

  enforce /ɛnfˈɔːs/ 
  vynutit

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

  enforce /ɛnfˈɔːs/
  vynucovat

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

  enforce /ɛnfˈɔːs/
  
  επιβάλλω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  enforce //ɪnˈfo(ː)ɹs// //ɪnˈfoəs// //ɪnˈfɔɹs// //ɪnˈfɔːs// 
  1. pakottaa
  (obsolete in English) to compel
  2. käyttää
  (obsolete in English) to exert oneself, try hard
  3. vahvistaa 2.
  (obsolete in English) to intensify
   3.
  (obsolete in English) to strengthen
   4.
  to affirm
  4. valvoa, ylläpitää
  to keep up

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  enforce /ɛnfˈɔːs/ 
  1. लागू~करना
        "The laws were enforced in thebeginning of the last month."

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

  enforce /ɛnfˈɔːs/
  nametnuti, primoravati, prisiliti, sprovesti silom

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  enforce /ɪnˈfɔ:s/ 
   1.  wprowadzać w życie
   2.  wymuszać

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  enforce /ɛnfˈɔːs/  
  1. força
  2. forçar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  enforce //ɪnˈfo(ː)ɹs// //ɪnˈfoəs// //ɪnˈfɔɹs// //ɪnˈfɔːs// 
  1. förstärka
  (obsolete in English) to strengthen
  2. upprätthålla
  to keep up

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  enforce /ɛnfˈɔːs/
  1. mecbur etmek, icbar etmek
  2. zorla almak veya yaptırmak
  3. uygulamak, tatbik etmek, yerine getirmek, yürütmek
  4. kuvvetlendirmek. enforceable  uygulanabilir, tatbik edilebilir. enforcement  uygulama, tatbik. law enforcement officer polis.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɛnˈfɔɹs/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  75 Moby Thesaurus words for "enforce":
     abide by, accomplish, adhere to, administer, apply, bestow, bind,
     bring to bear, browbeat, bully, carry out, carry through, cause,
     cause to, coerce, compel, complete, constrain, demand, discharge,
     dose, dose with, drive, effect, effectuate, enforce upon, execute,
     fill out, force, force upon, fulfill, give, have, honor, impel,
     implement, impose, impose on, impose upon, impress upon, inflict,
     insist on, insist upon, intimidate, invoke, lay on, lean on, make,
     make out, mete out to, oblige, observe, perform, prescribe for,
     press, promulgate, prosecute, put in force, put in practice,
     put into effect, put into execution, put on, put through,
     put to use, put upon, railroad, reinforce, render, require,
     restrain, stress, support, tie, transact, use force upon
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 厉行,强迫,执行;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 实施,执行;强制,强迫;加强

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