Enfierce

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Inward joy enforced my heart to smile. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make or gain by force; to obtain by force; as, to enforce a passage. “Enforcing furious way.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To put in motion or action by violence; to drive. [ 1913 Webster ]

As swift as stones
Enforced from the old Assyrian slings. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to urge with energy; as, to enforce arguments or requests. [ 1913 Webster ]

Enforcing sentiment of the thrust humanity. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To put in force; to cause to take effect; to give effect to; to execute with vigor; as, to enforce the laws. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To urge; to ply hard; to lay much stress upon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Enforce him with his envy to the people. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To attempt by force. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To prove; to evince. [ R. ] Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To strengthen; to grow strong. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Force; strength; power. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A petty enterprise of small enforce. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being enforced. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Compelled; forced; not voluntary. “Enforced wrong.” “Enforced smiles.” Shak. -- En*for"ced*ly, adv. Shak. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Cf. OF. enforcement. ] 1. The act of enforcing; compulsion. [ 1913 Webster ]

He that contendeth against these enforcements may easily master or resist them. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]

Confess 't was hers, and by what rough enforcement
You got it from her. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A giving force to; a putting in execution. [ 1913 Webster ]

Enforcement of strict military discipline. Palfrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied. [ 1913 Webster ]

The rewards and punishment of another life, which the Almighty has established as the enforcements of his law. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To attempt by force. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To prove; to evince. [ R. ] Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To strengthen; to grow strong. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Force; strength; power. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A petty enterprise of small enforce. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being enforced. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Compelled; forced; not voluntary. “Enforced wrong.” “Enforced smiles.” Shak. -- En*for"ced*ly, adv. Shak. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Cf. OF. enforcement. ] 1. The act of enforcing; compulsion. [ 1913 Webster ]

He that contendeth against these enforcements may easily master or resist them. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]

Confess 't was hers, and by what rough enforcement
You got it from her. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A giving force to; a putting in execution. [ 1913 Webster ]

Enforcement of strict military discipline. Palfrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied. [ 1913 Webster ]

The rewards and punishment of another life, which the Almighty has established as the enforcements of his law. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]