ENFORCED
enforced, implemented
(adjective) forced or compelled or put in force; “a life of enforced inactivity”; “enforced obedience”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
enforced
simple past tense and past participle of enforce
Anagrams
• confeder
Source: Wiktionary
En*forced", a.
Definition: Compelled; forced; not voluntary. "Enforced wrong." "Enforced
smiles." Shak.
– En*for"ced*ly, adv. Shak.
ENFORCE
En*force", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enforced; p. pr. & vb. n. Enforcing.]
Etym: [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.
En*force, v. i.
1. To attempt by force. [Obs.]
2. To prove; to evince. [R.] Hooker.
3. To strengthen; to grow strong. [Obs.] Chaucer.
En*force", n.
Definition: Force; strength; power. [Obs.]
A petty enterprise of small enforce. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition