1 to ensure observance of or obedience to (a law, decision, etc.)
2 to impose (obedience, loyalty, etc.) by or as by force
3 to emphasize or reinforce (an argument, demand, etc.)
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administer, apply, carry out, coerce, compel, constrain, exact, execute, implement, impose, insist on, oblige, prosecute, put in force, put into effect, reinforce, require, urge
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