enforce

/ษชnหˆfษ”หs/

IPA: /EH0 N F AO1 R S/

verb
  1. 1

    To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force.

    โ€œThe police are there to enforce the law.โ€

  2. 2

    To give strength or force to; to affirm, to emphasize.

    โ€œThe victim was able to enforce his evidence against the alleged perpetrator.โ€

  3. 3

    To strengthen (a castle, town etc.) with extra troops, fortifications etc.

  4. 4

    To intensify, make stronger, add force to.

  5. 5

    To exert oneself, to try hard.

  6. 6

    To compel, oblige (someone or something); to force.

  7. 7

    To make or gain by force; to force.

    โ€œto enforce a passageโ€

  8. 8

    To put in motion or action by violence; to drive.

  9. 9

    To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to urge with energy.

    โ€œto enforce arguments or requestsโ€

  10. 10

    To urge; to ply hard; to lay much stress upon.

  11. 11

    To prove; to evince.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/enforce