enforced; enforcing; enforces
1
: to give force to : strengthen
2
: to urge with energy
enforce arguments
4
obsolete
: to effect or gain by force
5
: to carry out effectively
enforce laws
Examples of enforce in a Sentence
Police will be enforcing the parking ban.
the duty of the police is to enforce the law
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 13 June 2025
But the rules weren’t strictly enforced and those designations were watered down.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
The signs have 15-minute and two-hour parking time limits on them, except they are only enforced Monday through Friday, not including holidays.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
The Trump Administration is signaling the President could deploy the National Guard more widely to help enforce immigration policy and quell protests amid its crackdown on demonstrations over ICE raids in Los Angeles.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for enforce
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“Enforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enforce. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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enforce
verb
en·force
in-ˈfō(ə)rs 
-ˈfȯ(ə)rs
1
: to bring about by force : compel
enforce obedience
2
: to carry out effectively
enforce the law
Legal Definition
enforce
transitive verb
en·force
enforced; enforcing
: to cause to take effect or to be fulfilled
enforcing the divorce decree
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation—U.S. Constitution amend. XIX
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