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enforce
verb
-
enforce
,
enforcing
,
enforces
,
enforced
to
make
sure
that
a
rule
,
law
,
or
decision
is
obeyed
•
Traffic
police
officers
work
hard
to
enforce
the
speed
limit
on
this
busy
highway
.
Traffic
police
officers
work
hard
to
enforce
the
speed
limit
on
this
busy
highway
.
•
The
school
principal
warned
that
she
would
enforce
the
new
no-phone
policy
starting
next
week
.
The
school
principal
warned
that
she
would
enforce
the
new
no-phone
policy
starting
next
week
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
enforcier
‘
strengthen
,
compel
’,
from
en-
‘
in
,
into
’
+
force
‘
strength
’.
verb
-
enforce
,
enforcing
,
enforces
,
enforced
to
make
someone
do
something
by
using
force
or
authority
•
The
dictator
tried
to
enforce
silence
by
arresting
anyone
who
spoke
out
.
The
dictator
tried
to
enforce
silence
by
arresting
anyone
who
spoke
out
.
•
Parents
should
guide
rather
than
enforce
obedience
through
fear
.
Parents
should
guide
rather
than
enforce
obedience
through
fear
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
:
from
Old
French
enforcier
,
originally
meaning
‘
force
in
’.
Over
time
it
developed
the
sense
of
compelling
a
person
.
