The government must enforce the law immediately.
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Enforce
//ɪnˈfoɹs//
Synonyms for "enforce" (83 found)
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Closest matches (17)
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Related words (41)
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14 entriesderived from
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13 entriesTranslations
93 translations across 20 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- налагам verb (to keep up)
- настоявам verb (to affirm)
- принуждавам verb ((obsolete in English) to compel)
- укрепявам verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 執行 /执行 verb (to keep up)
- 實施 /实施 verb (to keep up)
Czech
4 entries- posilovat verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
- posílit verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
- potvrdit verb (to affirm)
- potvrzovat verb (to affirm)
Dutch
2 entries- handhaven verb (to keep up)
- versterken verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
Esperanto
1 entries- eldevigi verb (to keep up)
Finnish
4 entries- käyttää verb ((obsolete in English) to exert oneself, try hard)
- pakottaa verb ((obsolete in English) to compel)
- vahvistaa verb (to affirm)
- vahvistaa verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
French
4 entries- imposer verb ((obsolete in English) to compel)
- intensifier verb ((obsolete in English) to intensify)
- obliger verb ((obsolete in English) to compel)
- renforcer verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
Georgian
2 entries- აღასრულებს verb (to keep up)
- აღსრულება verb (to keep up)
German
3 entries- durchsetzen verb (to keep up)
- durchsetzen verb ((obsolete in English) to exert oneself, try hard)
- vollstrecken verb (to keep up)
Greek
1 entries- ισχυροποιώ verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
Hungarian
4 entries- betartat verb (to keep up)
- elfogadtat verb (to keep up)
- erőfeszítést tesz verb ((obsolete in English) to exert oneself, try hard)
- erősít verb ((obsolete in English) to intensify)
Irish
1 entries- cuir i bhfeidhm verb (to keep up)
Italian
4 entries- applicare verb (to keep up)
- costringere verb ((obsolete in English) to compel)
- far valere verb (to affirm)
- fare rispettare verb (to keep up)
Māori
1 entries- whakauruhi verb (to keep up)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- håndheve verb (to affirm)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- صالمق verb (to keep up)
Portuguese
1 entries- reforçar verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
Romanian
2 entries- obliga verb ((obsolete in English) to exert oneself, try hard)
- întări verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
Spanish
4 entries- aplicar verb (to keep up)
- enforzar verb (to keep up)
- hacer cumplir verb (to keep up)
- hacer respetar verb (to keep up)
Swedish
2 entries- förstärka verb ((obsolete in English) to strengthen)
- upprätthålla verb (to keep up)
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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