Wordage.info

the free tool for word discovery

Wordage.info / enforce

Exact Match:

enforce: ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone";; compel to behave in a certain way; "Social relations impose courtesy"

Synonyms:

Related Words:

make ends meet collapse

force upon collapse

scrimp collapse: subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp"

administer collapse: give or apply (medications); administer ritually; of church sacraments; work in an administrative capacity; supervise; "administer a program"

transact collapse: conduct business; "transact with foreign governments"

skimp collapse: work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially

adhere to collapse

impel collapse: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

apply collapse: ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"; refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; "He applied this racial slur to me!"; apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework"; be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"

carry out collapse

bestow collapse: give as a gift

husband collapse: a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

promulgate collapse: put a law into effect by formal declaration

carry through collapse: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

prosecute collapse: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"; bring a criminal action against (in a trial); "The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson"; conduct a prosecution in a court of law

compel collapse: force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

put through collapse: connect by telephone; "the operator put a call through to Rio"

prescribe collapse

effectuate collapse

fulfill collapse

police collapse: the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"

put upon collapse

dispense collapse: grant a dispensation; grant an exemption; "I was dispensed from this terrible task"

dose collapse: a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time; the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time; treat with an agent; add (an agent) to; "The ray dosed the paint"

lay on collapse

implement collapse: instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end; apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design; "implement a procedure"

execute collapse: sign in the presence of witnesses; "The President executed the treaty"; kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed"; murder in a planned fashion; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"; carry out the legalities of; "execute a will or a deed"

constrain collapse

fill out collapse

cause collapse: a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"; events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"; give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

exact collapse: marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"

1

Advertisement