Definizione monolingua

enforce

enforce (third-person singular simple present enforces, present participle enforcing, simple past and past participle enforced)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To strengthen (a castle, town etc.) with extra troops, fortifications etc. [14th-18th c.]
2. (obsolete, transitive) To intensify, make stronger, add force to. [14th-18th c.]
3. (obsolete, reflexive) To exert oneself, to try hard. [14th-17th c.]
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VII:

     I pray you enforce youreselff at that justis that ye may be beste, for my love.

4. To give strength or force to; to affirm, to emphasize. [from 15th c.]

   The victim was able to enforce his evidence against the alleged perpetrator.

5. (archaic) To compel, oblige (someone or something); to force. [from 16th c.]
   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, I.2.4.iv:

     Uladislaus the Second, King of Poland, and Peter Dunnius, Earl of Shrine [...] had been hunting late, and were enforced to lodge in a poor cottage.

6. To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force. [from 17th c.]

   The police are there to enforce the law.

Definizione dizionario enforce

applicare

costringere

estorcere

estorsi

imporre

Altri significati:

to keep up

To give strength or force to; to affirm, to emphasize. [from 15th c.]

to strengthen

(obsolete, transitive) To strengthen (a castle, town etc.) with extra troops, fortifications etc. [14th-18th c.]

(obsolete, reflexive) To exert oneself, to try hard. [14th-17th c.]

Ensure observance of laws and rules.

To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force. [from 17th c.]

(archaic) To compel, oblige (someone or something); to force. [from 16th c.]

(obsolete, transitive) To intensify, make stronger, add force to. [14th-18th c.]