enforce

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈfɔːrs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɛnˈfɔrs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(en fôrs′, -fōrs′)

Inflections of 'enforce' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
enforces
v 3rd person singular
enforcing
v pres p
enforced
v past
enforced
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
enforce [sth]⇒ vtr (law, rule: keep in force)hacer cumplir loc verb
  ejecutar⇒ vtr
 The headteacher enforced the rules without making any exceptions.
 El director hacía cumplir las normas sin excepciones.
enforce [sth] vtr (obtain by force)imponer⇒ vtr
 Companies disregarding the new legislation will receive a court order to enforce compliance.
 Las compañías que no respeten la nueva legislación recibirán una orden judicial para imponer su cumplimiento.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
reinforce [sth],
reenforce [sth],
re-enforce [sth]⇒ vtr		 (material: make stronger)reforzar⇒ vtr
  fortalecer⇒ vtr
 They reinforced the doors with steel.
 Reforzaron las puertas con acero.
reinforce [sth],
reenforce [sth],
re-enforce [sth] vtr		 (military position: strengthen)fortalecer⇒ vtr
  reforzar⇒ vtr
 New troops arrived to reinforce those already on the ground.
 Llegaron nuevas tropas para fortalecer a las que ya estaban.
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'enforce' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
clamp down - crack down - execute - imperium - impose - inflict - lay down the law - muscle - nonenforceable - put into effect - run a tight ship - writ of execution
Spanish:
llevar a efecto - aplicar la ley en vigencia - aplicar un castigo - aplicar una ley - fuerza ejecutiva

Collocations: enforce the [ruling, sentence, sanction, fine], [tried, declined, attempted] to enforce the [ruling], will (not) try to enforce the [ban, rule, ruling], more...

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