English → Latin
“enforce” in Latin
efficiōto make out or work out; effect, execute, complete, accomplish, make, form, compose; to cause to occur, to bring about, exprimōto squeeze out; to press (out); to express; to imitate or copyextorqueōto obtain or take away by force, extort; to tear away, twist away, wrench outexpugnōto take by assault, storm, capture, reduce, subdue; to subdue, overcome, conquer, reduce; to accomplish, achieve (somethurgeōto press, push, force, drive, urge (forward); to stimulate; to weigh down, burden, oppress; to crowd, hem in, confinevaleōto have strength, influence, power; to avail; to be well, healthy, sound; to be worth, be worthyexerceōto keep busy, keep at work, drive on; occupy, practise, employ, exercise (something in a form of action); to harass, wor
The English word enforce itself goes back to Latin fortis, through infortiāre.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
enforce
Give force to, (α) a law, etc., legem exercere; efficere, ut lex valeat (Nep.): to be enforced, valere (to be in force); ratum esse (to be rendered valid by full sanction, etc.); exerceri (to be acted upon, Liv., 4, 51). The law is immediately enforced, lex confestim exercetur (Liv. 4, 51). He not only caused the law to be passed, but also enforced the observance of it, hanc legem uon tantum ferendam curavit, sed etiam, ut valeret, effecit (Nep., Thras., 3, 3). Not to be enforced, jacere (opposed to exerceri, Liv., 4, 51); evanescere (to pass into desuetude, opposed to valere): (β) a petition, an argument, etc., premere (e.g., argurnentum, urge it, drive it home; verbum, dwell on it with emphasis): firmare: affirmare: confirmare (strengthen an assertion by proof, etc.): fidem alicui rei addere (make it more credible). To enforce anything by testimony, teslimonio confirmare.
Gain by force, exprimere: extorquere: expugnare: vi auferre (carry off by force): vi cogere (compel by force). To enforce his return, vi cogere ut repeat: to enforce his way through the pass, vim facere per angustias.
Compel, force, Vid:
Press with a charge, urgere (with accusative of person, or absolutely; the charge in accusative of neuter pronoun, or accusative with infinitive; also with ablative of thing).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for enforce?
- The usual Latin words for “enforce” are efficiō, exprimō, extorqueō; also expugnō, urgeō, valeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.