Enforce
Enforce , transitive verb
[Old French enforcier to strengthen, force, French enforcir; pref. en- (Latin in) + French force. See Force.]
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 , intransitive verb
1.
To attempt by force. [Obsolete]
2.
To prove; to evince. [Rare] — Hooker
3.
To strengthen; to grow strong. [Obsolete] — Chaucer
Enforce , noun
Force; strength; power. [Obsolete]
A petty enterprise of small enforce.