'Enforce' definitions:
Definition of 'enforce'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Enforce'
From: 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]
Definition of 'Enforce'
From: 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]
Definition of 'Enforce'
From: GCIDE
- Enforce \En*force"\, n. Force; strength; power. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- A petty enterprise of small enforce. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'enforce'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'Enforce'
- Enforceable,
- Enforced,
- Enforcedly,
- Enforcement,
- Enforcer,
- Enforcible,
- Enforcing,
- Enforcive,
- Enforcively,
- law enforcement,
- Re-enforce,
- drug enforcement administration,
- drug enforcement agency,
- law enforcement agency,
- european law enforcement organisation,
- financial crimes enforcement network,
- international law enforcement agency,
- federal law enforcement training center