Enforce /(?)/

En·force

Enforce

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Enforced; p. pr. & vb. n. Enforcing

  1. To put force upon; to force; to constrain; to compel; as, to enforce obedience to commands.
    Inward joy enforced my heart to smile.
  2. To make or gain by force; to obtain by force; as, to enforce a passage.
  3. To put in motion or action by violence; to drive.
    As swift as stones Enforced from the old Assyrian slings.
  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.
  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.

Enforce

v. i.
  1. To attempt by force. [Obs.]
  2. To prove; to evince. [R.]
  3. To strengthen; to grow strong. [Obs.]

Enforce

n.
  1. Force; strength; power. [Obs.]
    A petty enterprise of small enforce.