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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. forced or compelled or put in force;
- Example: "a life of enforced inactivity"
- Example: "enforced obedience"
[syn: enforced, implemented]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Enforced \En*forced"\, a. Compelled; forced; not voluntary. "Enforced wrong." "Enforced smiles." --Shak. -- En*for"ced*ly, adv. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Enforce \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. [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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

enforced adj 1: forced or compelled or put in force; "a life of enforced inactivity"; "enforced obedience" [syn: enforced, implemented] [ant: unenforced]