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verb

Enforce v. t. (past & past part. enforced; pres. part. 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. "Enforcing furious way."

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.)

noun

Enforce n. Force; strength; power. (Obs.) "A petty enterprise of small enforce."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Enforce" Quotes from Famous Books

... aggrandizement of the kingly power at the expense of the other estates of the realm. It was within the precincts of the City, at the metropolitan church of St. Paul's, that the articles of Magma Charta were first proposed and accepted by acclamation, the citizens binding themselves by oath to defend and enforce them with their lives. Nor was it for themselves alone that they were prepared to shed their blood. Their solicitude extended to all other cities and towns throughout the kingdom, for the preservation of whose free customs and immunities ...

— The Corporation of London: Its Rights and Privileges • William Ferneley Allen

... of the Geoffrey de Mandeville of Stephen's time, had been rewarded by large grants from the victorious party. Since 1219 he suffered slight upon slight, and in 1220 was stripped of the custody of Rockingham Castle. Late in that year Hubert resolved to enforce an order, promulgated in 1217, which directed Albemarle to restore to his former subtenant Bytham Castle, in South Kesteven, of which he was overlord, and of which he had resumed possession on account of the treason of his vassal. The earl hurried away in indignation from ...

— The History of England - From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) • T.F. Tout

... conducting an animated discussion. From their gestures they seemed to be completely nonplussed by the entrenchments. Watching their pantomime closely, Cleggett gathered that Loge was endeavoring to enforce some point of view with regard to the Jasper B. upon his two followers. Finally Loge, making a gesture towards Cleggett with one hand, tapped himself several times on the forehead with the other, his lips moving rapidly ...

— The Cruise of the Jasper B. • Don Marquis

... is especially appointed to enforce the prescribed attendance upon the church and prayer-meetings. I saw him in the exercise of his functions, armed with a bamboo-cane, driving his herd to the spiritual pasture. He seemed himself to be conscious of the burlesque attaching ...

— A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 • Otto von Kotzebue

... through a doorway on the farther side of the room. Instantly Thorn was on his feet. The dead slumber in which Sylva was sunk was wholly familiar. Electric anesthesia, used not only for surgery, but to enforce complete rest at any chosen moment. He dragged her from that couch to his own. He saw her stir, and her eyes were instantly wide with terror. But Thorn was tearing the couch to pieces. Cover, pneumatic mattress.... He ripped out ...

— Invasion • William Fitzgerald Jenkins

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