En*force" (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Enforced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Enforcing (?).] [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. Force; strength;
power. [Obs.]
A petty enterprise of small
enforce.
Milton.
