enforce
To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force.
Verb 3 meanings
To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force.
“The police are there to enforce the law.”
To apply a rule or enforcement action to a person or user account.
“This will give us the tools we need to enforce accounts like these.”
To give strength or force to; to affirm, to emphasize.
“The victim was able to enforce his evidence against the alleged perpetrator.”
Etymology
From Middle English enforcen, from Old French enforcier, from Late Latin infortiāre, from in- + fortis (“strong”).
ENFORCE at a glance
ENFORCE has 7 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (E 1 + N 1 + F 4 + O 1 + R 1 + C 3 + E 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,444 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with enforce
All rhymes- FORCE10
- SOURCE8
- RESOURCE10
- COMMERCE16
- DIVORCE13
- WORKFORCE21
- PIERCE10
- FIERCE11
- REINFORCE14
- SCARCE10
- PEARCE10
- FARCE10
One letter away
- INFORCE12
- EFFORCE15
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