Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows.
NEW iPhone Audio English dictionary


Verb: enforce  en'fors
  1. Ensure observance of laws and rules
    "enforce the rules to everyone"
    - implement, apply
     
  2. Compel to behave in a certain way
    "Social relations enforce courtesy"
    - impose

Derived forms: enforced, enforces, enforcing

See also: enforcement, enforcer

Type of: compel, obligate, oblige

Antonym: exempt

Encyclopedia: Enforce

Nearest

enfeeblement
enfeebling
enfeoff
enfeoffment
enfilade
enfilade fire
enfleurage
enflurane
enfold
enfolding
enforce
enforceable
enforced
enforcement
enforcer
enfranchise
enfranchised
enfranchisement
engage
engaged
engagement