The government must enforce the law immediately.
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Enforce
/ɪnˈfoɹs/
Synonyms for "enforce" (150 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (30)
abide byaccomplishadhere toadministerapplybestowbindbring to bearbrowbeatbullycarry outcarry throughcausecause tocoercecompel
Adjective(3 words)
binding legal rulecivil order lawscivil ordering
Strong matches (45)
Verb(9 words)
Noun(10 words)
conduct policydistrict conduct procedureem forceenacted education statuteenactingforces readingfrench forcefuel economy passenger vehiclehallmarkingimpose penalty labor
Adjective(1 words)
formal rules
Related words (75)
Verb(17 words)
Adjective(2 words)
imposinglegal measure
Noun(18 words)
management disciplinemore forcedpatient quarantineperfectspolicepolicingpolicing guidelinespolicy change implementationpublicly administeredquality controlrastabanregimentingsubject standardsuperintendingsystematizes recordstaskmasterstrade regulatoryuphold societal order
Preposition(1 words)
with force
Related word relations
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More general
5 entriesMore specific
6 entriesCollocations
5 entriesdiscipline enforcementlaw enforcementpolicy enforcementrule enforcementstrict enforcement
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesTranslations
14 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- укрепявам verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
Czech
2 entries- posilovat verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
- posílit verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
Dutch
1 entries- versterken verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
Finnish
1 entries- vahvistaa verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
French
1 entries- renforcer verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
Greek
1 entries- ισχυροποιώ verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
Hungarian
2 entries- megerősít verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
- megszilárdít verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
Italian
1 entries- rafforzare verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
Portuguese
1 entries- reforçar verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
Romanian
1 entries- întări verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
Spanish
1 entries- reforzar verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
Swedish
1 entries- förstärka verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
The Sioux tribe asked the government to enforce the treaty.
Source: tatoeba (805494)
The laws were very difficult to enforce.
Source: tatoeba (807396)
Those who enforce the law must obey the law.
Source: tatoeba (1650387)
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