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put in force

VERB

enact

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplish appoint decree determine establish execute formulate institute pass ratify

STRONG

command constitute dictate effect effectuate fix make ordain order proclaim railroad sanction set steamroll transact

WEAK

bring about carry through get the floor jam through make into law make laws put through railroad through vote favorably vote in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon deny fail miss refuse veto

STRONG

destroy disallow discourage disorganize dissuade forget halt ignore neglect prevent

WEAK

hinder repeal stop

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The Tonga Meteorological Services said a tsunami warning had been put in force for all of Tonga.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2022

The JPA, which was put in force Jan. 20, set a six-month timeline for a permanent, comprehensive agreement.

From Washington Post

Then hastily the insurance commissioners rushed home to get the new rules put in force.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only twice before, during the two world wars, had the act been put in force; it had never been applied in peacetime.

From Time Magazine Archive

A somewhat similar act of 35 Eliz. c. 1., enacting even more severe penalties, had never been repealed, and was sometimes put in force against Friends.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various

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