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enforces

VERB

put a rule, plan in force

Synonyms

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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

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cease halt not finish refuse stop

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

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abandon disregard drop forego give up overlook

Example Sentences

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The nonprofit American Bureau of Shipping is a classification society that sets and enforces technical safety standards for ships and offshore structures.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

While Vietnam's law is a regulatory milestone, analysts said its impact would depend on how the government enforces it and on what guidance it issues on implementation.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Zillow enforces its policy through a graduated warning system: Agents who publicly market a listing without sharing it on the Multiple Listing Service within one business day receive a notification for each violation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

And since it both writes and enforces its own laws, it can ban a federation — and, by extension, its national teams — from any and all competitions.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

In the one case the law both creates and enforces a duty, in the other it only enforces it.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole