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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.] [1913 Webster] 2. To prove; to evince. [R.] --Hooker. [1913 Webster] 3. To strengthen; to grow strong. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Enforce \En*force"\, n. Force; strength; power. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A petty enterprise of small enforce. --Milton. [1913 Webster]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"\, 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) ισχυροποιώFrom 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 genomdrivaFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Enforce /ɛnfˈɔːs/ إفرضFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
enforce //ɪnˈfo(ː)ɹs// //ɪnˈfoəs// //ɪnˈfɔɹs// //ɪnˈfɔːs//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. принуждавам (obsolete in English) to compel 2. укрепявам (obsolete in English) to strengthen 3. настоявам to affirm 4. налагам to keep up
enforce /ɛnfˈɔːs/ [eko] vynutit, uvést v platnostFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
enforce /ɛnfˈɔːs/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]vynutit
enforce /ɛnfˈɔːs/ vynucovatFrom English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
enforce /ɛnfˈɔːs/ επιβάλλωFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
enforce //ɪnˈfo(ː)ɹs// //ɪnˈfoəs// //ɪnˈfɔɹs// //ɪnˈfɔːs//From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]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
enforce /ɛnfˈɔːs/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. लागू~करना "The laws were enforced in thebeginning of the last month."
enforce /ɛnfˈɔːs/ nametnuti, primoravati, prisiliti, sprovesti silomFrom English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
enforce /ɪnˈfɔ:s/From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]1. wprowadzać w życie 2. wymuszać
enforce /ɛnfˈɔːs/From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]1. força 2. forçar
enforce //ɪnˈfo(ː)ɹs// //ɪnˈfoəs// //ɪnˈfɔɹs// //ɪnˈfɔːs//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]1. förstärka (obsolete in English) to strengthen 2. upprätthålla to keep up
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 ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ɛnˈfɔɹs/
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 uponFrom 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