ENFORCE
\ɛnfˈɔːs], \ɛnfˈɔːs], \ɛ_n_f_ˈɔː_s]\
Definitions of ENFORCE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To put force upon; to force; to constrain; to compel; as, to enforce obedience to commands.
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To make or gain by force; to obtain by force; as, to enforce a passage.
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To put in motion or action by violence; to drive.
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To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to urge with energy; as, to enforce arguments or requests.
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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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To prove; to evince.
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To strengthen; to grow strong.
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Force; strength; power.
By Oddity Software
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To put force upon; to force; to constrain; to compel; as, to enforce obedience to commands.
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To make or gain by force; to obtain by force; as, to enforce a passage.
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To put in motion or action by violence; to drive.
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To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to urge with energy; as, to enforce arguments or requests.
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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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To prove; to evince.
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To strengthen; to grow strong.
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Force; strength; power.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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