Enforce synonyms and antonyms

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require
To have as a requisite or necessity; need or depend on:
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compel
To necessitate or require, as by force of circumstance; demand:
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exact
To demand and get by authority or force; insist on
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stress
Stress is defined as causing mental and physical strain or tension.
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disregard (antonym)
To show no evidence of attention concerning (something):
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support
To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.
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dictate
To say or read aloud to be recorded or written by another:
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duress
The application of force, or the threat of force, to compel another to act against his or her will. Used as a defense in criminal and contractual matters, for example, that a defendant participated in a crime because held at gunpoint, or signed a contract only under the threat of physical harm. See also economic duress.
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coercive
Characterized by or inclined to coercion.
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compulsory
Compelled, mandated, obligatory, or required, especially if by legal process or a statute.
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disciplinary
Having to do with discipline, or with the imposition of discipline.
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mandatory
The definition of mandatory is something that is required.
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obligatory
Requiring a matter or obligation.
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peremptory
Intolerantly positive or assured; imperious
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tyrannical
Of or relating to a tyrant or tyranny:
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coercion
The act or practice of coercing.
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compulsoriness
The state or quality of being compulsory.
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oppression
The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.
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administer
To impose, offer, or tender (an oath, for example).
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coerce
To force or compel, as by threats, to do something
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demand
To call for as necessary; require; need
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drive
To force by or as by a blow, thrust, or stroke
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execute
To create (a work of art, for example) in accordance with a prescribed design.
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force
Any of various factors that cause a body to change its speed, direction, or shape. Force is a vector quantity, having both magnitude and direction. Contributions of force from different sources can be summed to give the net force at any given point.
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implement
To carry out; to do
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invoke
To call on (God, a god, a saint, the Muses, etc.) for blessing, help, inspiration, support, etc.
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prosecute
To institute and carry on a legal suit
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neglect (antonym)
To fail to carry out (an expected or required action) through carelessness or by intention; leave undone
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drop (antonym)
(Ergative) To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on). [from 14th c.]
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forego (antonym)
To forego is defined as to go before.
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give up (antonym)
To relinquish
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abandon (antonym)
To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat:
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overlook (antonym)
To manage; supervise:
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forget (antonym)
To forget is defined as to let a memory or a feeling go away.
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carry out
(Idiomatic) To fulfill.
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effect
Common misspelling of affect.
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put in force
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put into action
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obligation (related)
To compel observance of
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over (related)
From one side, belief, viewpoint, etc. to another
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apply
To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote; as, to apply money to the payment of a debt.
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impose
To bring about by authority or force; force to prevail:
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exempt (antonym)
To free from a rule or obligation which applies to others; excuse; release
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comply with (related)
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regulate (related)
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violate (related)
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legislate (related)
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govern (related)
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uphold (related)
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circumvent (related)
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enforceable (related)
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enact (related)
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abolish (related)
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flout (related)
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justify (related)
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urge
To advocate earnestly the doing, consideration, or approval of; press for:
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exert
To put forth or use energetically; put into action or use
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carry out vigorously
To require compliance
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have executed
To require compliance
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expect
Expect is defined as to look forward to, require or consider due.
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pressure
To force or try to force, as by influence or persuasion:
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oblige
To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means.
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insist upon
To require compliance
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emphasize
To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
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necessitate
To require or compel.
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press
To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth
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impel
The definition of impel is to force something to happen or to cause someone to do something.
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make
(Second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
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sanction
To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.
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wrest
To obtain by pulling or violent force.
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extort
To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt.
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spur
To spur is defined as to urge on.
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dragoon
To subjugate or persecute by the imposition of troops.
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whip
Whip is defined as to beat eggs or cream to incorporate air or for someone to move quickly.
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lash
To strike against with force or violence:
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put the screws on
To require compliance
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crack-down
To require compliance
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clamp down
To require compliance
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get-tough
To require compliance
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waive (antonym)
(Law) To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forego.
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strengthen (related)
To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify; to reinforce.
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reinforce
To strengthen (a military force) with additional personnel or equipment.
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fortify
To increase the effectiveness of, as by additional ingredients.
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hound
To urge on; incite as to pursuit
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  • All attempts to enforce the British commercial regulations were ineffectual.

  • At length Antiochus appeared to enforce his demand in 134.

  • According to law military service is obligatory, but the government has been unable to enforce it.

  • There was no effective administration to enforce the law.

  • The treasury was empty, the Boers refused to pay their taxes, and there was no power to enforce them.

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