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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Enforced \En*forced"\, a. Compelled; forced; not voluntary. ``Enforced wrong.'' ``Enforced smiles.'' --Shak. -- {En*for"ced*ly}, adv --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Enforce \En*force"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enforced}; p. pr & vb n. {Enforcing}.] [OF. enforcier to strengthen, force, F. enforcir; pref. en- (L. in) + F. force. See {Force}.] 1. To put force upon to force; to constrain; to compel; as to enforce obedience to commands. Inward joy enforced my heart to smile. --Shak. 2. To make or gain by force; to obtain by force; as to enforce a passage. ``Enforcing furious way.'' --Spenser. 3. To put in motion or action by violence; to drive. As swift as stones Enforced from the old Assyrian slings. --Shak. 4. To give force to to strengthen; to invigorate; to urge with energy; as to enforce arguments or requests. Enforcing sentiment of the thrust humanity. --Burke. 5. To put in force; to cause to take effect; to give effect to to execute with vigor; as to enforce the laws. 6. To urge; to ply hard; to lay much stress upon Enforce him with his envy to the people. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: enforced adj : forced or compelled or put in force; "a life of enforced inactivity"; "enforced obedience" [syn: {implemented}] [ant: {unenforced}]
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