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enforce
[ en-fawrs, -fohrs ]
verb (used with object)
- to put or keep in force; compel obedience to:
to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to obtain (payment, obedience, etc.) by force or compulsion.
- to impose (a course of action) upon a person:
The doctor enforced a strict dietary regimen.
- to support (a demand, claim, etc.) by force:
to enforce one's rights as a citizen.
- to impress or urge (an argument, contention, etc.) forcibly; lay stress upon:
He enforced his argument by adding details.
enforce
/ ɪnˈfɔːsɪdlɪ; ɪnˈfɔːs /
verb
- to ensure observance of or obedience to (a law, decision, etc)
- to impose (obedience, loyalty, etc) by or as by force
- to emphasize or reinforce (an argument, demand, etc)
Derived Forms
- ˌڴǰˈٲ, noun
- ˈڴǰ, noun
- ˈڴǰԳ, noun
- enforcedly, adverb
- ˈڴǰ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ڴǰa· adjective
- ·ڴǰa·i·ٲ noun
- ·ڴǰ·· [en-, fawr, -sid-lee, -, fohr, -], adverb
- ·ڴǰİ noun
- ·ڴǰi adjective
- -·ڴǰ adjective
- non·ڴǰa· adjective
- ԴDze·ڴǰ adjective
- ԴDze·ڴǰc· adverb
- ԴDze·ڴǰiԲ adjective
- e·ڴǰ verb (used with object) preenforced preenforcing
- ܲȴ-·ڴǰ adjective
- un·ڴǰa·i·ٲ noun
- un·ڴǰa· adjective
- ܲe·ڴǰ adjective
- ܲe·ڴǰĻ· adverb
- ɱ-·ڴǰ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
I think there is a moment during the Civil War when the political will is there to enforce Reconstruction in the South, right?
“There is no actual crime of harassment, and if there were, we would certainly enforce it.”
A regulator will be set up to help enforce the rules.
Since the warrant was issued, Hungarian authorities should technically arrest Netanyahu and hand him over to the court in the Hague, although member states do not always choose to enforce ICC warrants.
The department is working with the city attorney’s office, which enforces the California Business and Professions Code, violations of which can lead to multimillion-dollar fines.
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