DEFINITION
ENFORCE:
• (v. t.) To put force upon; to force; to constrain; to compel;
as, to enforce obedience to commands.
• (v. t.) To make or gain by force; to obtain by force; as, to
enforce a passage.
• (v. t.) To put in motion or action by violence; to drive.
• (v. t.) To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to urge
with energy; as, to enforce arguments or requests.
• (v. t.) To put in force; to cause to take effect; to give
effect to; to execute with vigor; as, to enforce the laws.
• (v. t.) To urge; to ply hard; to lay much stress upon.
• (v. i.) To attempt by force.
• (v. i.) To prove; to evince.
• (v. i.) To strengthen; to grow strong.
• (n.) Force; strength; power.