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enforces

VERB

put a rule, plan in force

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplish administer apply carry out implement impose invoke prosecute reinforce require sanction

STRONG

administrate coerce commandeer compel constrain demand dictate discharge dragoon drive effect emphasize exact execute exert expect extort fortify fulfill goad hound impel incite lash make necessitate oblige perform press spur strain stress strong-arm support urge whip wrest

WEAK

crack down egg on force upon insist on lean on put into effect put screws to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease halt not finish refuse stop

STRONG

check delay deter disapprove discourage dissuade fail forget give ignore leave alone let go lose miss neglect prevent release repress

WEAK

abandon disregard drop forego give up overlook

Example Sentences

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The FTC, which enforces antitrust law, sued U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

All we need is approval for the sale from the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Treasury agency that enforces sanctions against targeted foreign regimes like Venezuela.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA enforces limits on when ethanol-blended fuels can be sold due to concerns about their contributions to ground-level ozone, a primary component of smog.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

And so this enforces what I want people to feel.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Thus it assesses and collects the state taxes, keeps records of vital statistics, enforces the health laws of the state, and acts for the state in various other matters.

From Government in the United States National, State and Local by Garner, James Wilford