enforce

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1. 1.To make or gain by force; to obtain by force; as, to enforce a passage. "Enforcing furious way." Spenser.
2. 2.To put in motion or action by violence; to drive. As swift as stones Enforced from the old Assyrian slings. Shak.
3. 3.To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to urge with energy; as, to enforce arguments or requests. Enforcing sentiment of the thrust humanity. Burke.
4. 4.To put in force; to cause to take effect; to give effect to; to execute with vigor; as, to enforce the laws.
5. 5.To urge; to ply hard; to lay much stress upon. Enforce him with his envy to the people. Shak.
6. 6.To attempt by force. [Obs.]
7. 7.To prove; to evince. [R.] Hooker.
8. 8.To strengthen; to grow strong. [Obs.] Chaucer.
9. 9.Force; strength; power. [Obs.] A petty enterprise of small enforce. Milton.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to make or gain by force; to obtain by force; as, to enforce a passage. "Enforcing furious way." Spenser called?
• What is to put in motion or action by violence; to drive. As swift as stones Enforced from the old Assyrian slings. Shak called?
• What is to give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to urge with energy; as, to enforce arguments or requests. Enforcing sentiment of the thrust humanity. Burke called?
• What is to put in force; to cause to take effect; to give effect to; to execute with vigor; as, to enforce the laws called?
• What is to urge; to ply hard; to lay much stress upon. Enforce him with his envy to the people. Shak called?
• What is to strengthen; to grow strong. [Obs.] Chaucer called?
• What is force; strength; power. [Obs.] A petty enterprise of small enforce. Milton called?