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enforce
verb as in put a rule, plan in force
Strongest matches
accomplish, administer, apply, carry out, implement, impose, invoke, prosecute, reinforce, require, sanction
Strong matches
administrate, coerce, commandeer, compel, constrain, demand, dictate, discharge, dragoon, drive, effect, emphasize, exact, execute, exert, expect, extort, fortify, fulfill, goad, hound, impel, incite, lash, make, necessitate, oblige, perform, press, spur, strain, stress, strong-arm, support, urge, whip, wrest
Weak matches
crack down, egg on, force upon, insist on, lean on, put into effect, put screws to
Example Sentences
Justice minister Sarah Sackman told the House of Commons there would also be a focus on ensuring that existing laws were enforced.
Experts said that the registration system will face hurdles, as it is difficult to enforce and fraught with logistical challenges.
“The feds aren’t going to get involved in a state case to enforce a state law. And generally speaking, Marsy’s Law allows victims to be heard, but there is no real enforcement mechanism,” Rahmani said.
But conservatives, led by Justice Clarence Thomas, say the states are using these laws to enforce their own views.
For once, the U.S. isn’t the invading empire that’s enforcing an ill-fated regime change or botching an intervention — it’s the good guy.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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