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to enforce
01
to make individuals to behave in a particular way
Transitive: to enforce a behavior
Examples
The company implemented new policies to enforce ethical behavior in the workplace.
02
to ensure that a law or rule is followed
Transitive: to enforce a law or rule
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
enforce
3rd person singular
enforces
Present participle
enforcing
Past simple
enforced
Past participle
enforced
Examples
The police are tasked with enforcing the laws to maintain public order.
Lexical Tree
enforceable
enforcement
enforcer
enforce
force
