To compel observance of

• implement

  1. To bring about; to put into practice
  2. To provide the means for the carrying out of; give practical effect to
  3. To carry into effect; fulfill; accomplish

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  1. To bring about; to put into practice
  2. To provide the means for the carrying out of; give practical effect to
  3. To carry into effect; fulfill; accomplish

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• execute

  1. To create (a work of art, for example) in accordance with a prescribed design.
  2. To perform or carry out what is required by:
  3. To carry into effect; administer (laws, etc.)

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  1. To create (a work of art, for example) in accordance with a prescribed design.
  2. To perform or carry out what is required by:
  3. To carry into effect; administer (laws, etc.)

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• enforce

  1. To bring about or impose by force
  2. To impose (a kind of behavior, for example):
  3. To give force to; urge

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  1. To bring about or impose by force
  2. To impose (a kind of behavior, for example):
  3. To give force to; urge

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• effect

  1. To bring about; produce as a result; cause; accomplish
  2. To bring about; make happen; cause or accomplish:

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  1. To bring about; produce as a result; cause; accomplish
  2. To bring about; make happen; cause or accomplish:

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• carry out

  1. To hold while moving something out.
  2. (Idiomatic) To fulfill.

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  1. To hold while moving something out.
  2. (Idiomatic) To fulfill.

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To call upon

• appeal to

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• entreat

  1. To make an earnest request of (someone).
  2. To ask for earnestly; petition for:
  3. (Obs.) To speak or write (of)

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  1. To make an earnest request of (someone).
  2. To ask for earnestly; petition for:
  3. (Obs.) To speak or write (of)

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• request

  1. To express a wish or desire for; ask for, esp. in a polite or formal way
  2. To ask (a person) to do something:
  3. To express a desire for, especially politely; ask for. Often used with an infinitive or clause:

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  1. To express a wish or desire for; ask for, esp. in a polite or formal way
  2. To ask (a person) to do something:
  3. To express a desire for, especially politely; ask for. Often used with an infinitive or clause:

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To summon

• conjure-up

  1. (Idiomatic) To generate (an image or an idea) in one's mind.
  2. (Idiomatic) To create or produce something, seemingly magically.

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  1. (Idiomatic) To generate (an image or an idea) in one's mind.
  2. (Idiomatic) To create or produce something, seemingly magically.

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• bid

  1. To invite to attend; summon:
  2. (Card Games) To state (the number of tricks or points one proposes to take and, in bridge, whether one proposes to play the hand with a specified suit as trump or with no suit as trump) in an effort to win the right to name trump
  3. To utter (a greeting or salutation):

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  1. To invite to attend; summon:
  2. (Card Games) To state (the number of tricks or points one proposes to take and, in bridge, whether one proposes to play the hand with a specified suit as trump or with no suit as trump) in an effort to win the right to name trump
  3. To utter (a greeting or salutation):

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• send for

  1. To send away for, to request a delivery of.
  2. To order or summon (a person) to one's presence.

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  1. To send away for, to request a delivery of.
  2. To order or summon (a person) to one's presence.

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