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Pronunciation : En*force"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OF. enforcier to strengthen, force, F. enforcir; pref. en- (L. in) + F. force. See Force.]
Definition : 1. To put force upon; to force; to constrain; to compel; as, to enforce obedience to commands. Inward joy enforced my heart to smile. Shak.

2. To make or gain by force; to obtain by force; as, to enforce a passage. "Enforcing furious way." Spenser.

3. To put in motion or action by violence; to drive. As swift as stones Enforced from the old Assyrian slings. Shak.

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. Burke.

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. Shak.

t. [imp. & p. p. Enforced; p. pr. & vb. n. Enforcing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : En*force
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To attempt by force. [Obs.]

2. To prove; to evince. [R.] Hooker.

3. To strengthen; to grow strong. [Obs.] Chaucer.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : En*force"
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Force; strength; power. [Obs.] A petty enterprise of small enforce. Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913