enforce

Meaning

1. To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force.
2. To give strength or force to; to affirm, to emphasize.
3. (obsolete) To strengthen (a castle, town etc.) with extra troops, fortifications etc.
4. (obsolete) To intensify, make stronger, add force to.
5. (obsolete) To exert oneself, to try hard.
6. (obsolete) To compel, oblige (someone or something); to force.
7. (obsolete) To make or gain by force; to force.
8. (obsolete) To put in motion or action by violence; to drive.
9. (obsolete) To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to urge with energy.
10. (obsolete) To urge; to ply hard; to lay much stress upon.
11. (obsolete) To prove; to evince.

Synonyms

compel

force

impose

implement

carry out

oblige

press

coerce

institute

apply

make

accomplish

enforcement

drive

inflict

enact

impel

compulsory

hale

insist

inspire

intimidate

introduce

lean on

levy

necessitate

obligate

pass

peremptory

pressurise

promulgate

put into practice

reduce

round up

sandbag

strengthen

take effect

put in force

train

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urge

wreak

implementation

give force to

give effect to

get by force

excert pressure

ache

adapt

administer

assert

boss

browbeat

carry

cause

clamp

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constrain

dragoon

encourage

enjoin

execute

exercise

fine

forcibly

Hyphenated as

en‧force

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈfoɹs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: enforcen

In summary

From Middle English enforcen, from Old French enforcier, from Late Latin infortiāre, from in- + fortis (“strong”).