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- Dictionaryenforced/ɪnˈfɔːst/
adjective
- 1. caused by necessity or force; compulsory: "a period of enforced idleness"
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to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted: It isn't always easy for the police to enforce speed limits. The new teacher had failed to enforce any sort of discipline. Fewer examples. The army were called out to enforce the curfew. Aircraft will enforce the no-fly zone to protect UN forces on the ground.
to force somebody to do something, or to make sure that something happens: Ministers are preparing to enforce a minimum price for beer. Instead of making enforced redundancies, the company will offer employees other alternatives, such as early retirement.
: to urge with energy. enforce arguments. 3. : constrain, compel. enforce obedience. 4. obsolete : to effect or gain by force. 5. : to carry out effectively. enforce laws. enforceability. in-ˌfȯr-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē. en- noun. enforceable.
verb (used with object) , en·forced, en·forc·ing. to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced. Synonyms: apply, execute, impose, administer. to obtain (payment, obedience, etc.) by force or compulsion.
to force somebody to do something, or to make sure that something happens: Ministers are preparing to enforce a minimum price for beer. Instead of making enforced redundancies, the company will offer employees other alternatives, such as early retirement.
To enforce something means to force or cause it to be done or to happen. They struggled to limit the cost by enforcing a low-tech specification. [VERB noun] David is now living in Beirut again after an enforced absence. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: impose, force, require, urge More Synonyms of enforce. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Things that are enforced are required — someone makes you do them. The enforced rules at your school are the ones that the teachers make sure all students stick to and follow. One way to remember that enforced means "required" or "compelled" is to think of rules being "in force."
1. To compel observance of or obedience to: enforce a law. 2. To impose (a kind of behavior, for example): enforce military discipline. 3. To give force to; reinforce: "enforces its plea with a description of the pains of hell" (Albert C. Baugh).
verb. /ɪnˈfɔːs/ /ɪnˈfɔːrs/ Word Family. Verb Forms. to make sure that people obey a particular law or rule. enforce something It's the job of the police to enforce the law. The legislation will be difficult to enforce. United Nations troops enforced a ceasefire in the area.
Sep 16, 1992 · adjective. imposed by force, despite efforts to prevent it. September 16 1992 saw Britain's enforced departure from the ERM. The plane journey was short, but the enforced idleness gave him ample time to worry. David is now living in Beirut again after an enforced absence. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
