- Enforced
- Enforce En*force", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enforced}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Enforcing}.] [OF. enforcier to strengthen, force, F.
enforcir; pref. en- (L. in) + F. force. See {Force}.]
1. To put force upon; to force; to constrain; to compel; as,
to enforce obedience to commands.
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Inward joy enforced my heart to smile. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
2. To make or gain by force; to obtain by force; as, to enforce a passage. ``Enforcing furious way.'' --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
3. To put in motion or action by violence; to drive. [1913 Webster]
As swift as stones Enforced from the old Assyrian slings. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
4. To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to urge with energy; as, to enforce arguments or requests. [1913 Webster]
Enforcing sentiment of the thrust humanity. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
5. To put in force; to cause to take effect; to give effect to; to execute with vigor; as, to enforce the laws. [1913 Webster]
6. To urge; to ply hard; to lay much stress upon. [1913 Webster]
Enforce him with his envy to the people. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
