enforces

VERB

put a rule, plan in force

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplish administer apply carry out implement impose invoke prosecute reinforce require sanction

STRONG

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

crack down egg on force upon insist on lean on put into effect put screws to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease halt not finish refuse stop

STRONG

check delay deter disapprove discourage dissuade fail forget give ignore leave alone let go lose miss neglect prevent release repress

WEAK

abandon disregard drop forego give up overlook

Example Sentences

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Paxton cannot claim ignorance of the law because he enforces it, said Joshua Blank, research director of the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2026

U.S. law generally enforces a quiet period for 40 days after the IPO during which time the company and any of the underwriters are prohibited from any communications on the stock.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

He has vowed to ensure the city enforces its laws.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

All we need is approval for the sale from the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Treasury agency that enforces sanctions against targeted foreign regimes like Venezuela.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Mandeville orders his scene spatially and chronologically, and he enforces its vividness by relating the action in the present tense.

From An Enquiry into the Causes of the Frequent Executions at Tyburn (1725) by Mandeville, Bernard