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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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A Meta spokesperson said the firm remains "committed to co-operating constructively with Ofcom as it enforces the Online Safety Act".

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Polymarket told the BBC it "sets, maintains, and enforces the highest standards of market integrity", adding that it "proactively" works with regulators and law enforcement to do so.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

The company launched the Nvidia Agent Toolkit -- a suite of open-source models and software for building enterprise AI agents -- anchored by a new security layer called OpenShell that enforces network and privacy guardrails.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

And since it both writes and enforces its own laws, it can ban a federation — and, by extension, its national teams — from any and all competitions.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

The 26th Jātaka enforces the truth that evil communications corrupt good manners, and contains more particularly a warning against listening to the conversation of wicked people.

From The Moral Instruction of Children by Adler, Felix