Apply and Enforce

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Apply

Apply verb - To carry out effectively.

Usage example: a police officer applying the law

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Enforce is a synonym for apply. In some cases you can use "Enforce" instead a verb "Apply". popular alternative

Nearby Words: application, applied, applicable, applying

Enforce

Enforce verb - To carry out effectively.

Usage example: the duty of the police is to enforce the law

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Apply is a synonym for enforce in impose topic. You can use "Apply" instead a verb "Enforce", if it concerns topics such as carry out, put a rule. popular alternative

Nearby Words: enforcement, enforcing, enforcer, enforceable

Common collocations

sense	apply sense	enforce sense
power	apply power	enforce power
principle	apply principle	enforce principle
idea	apply idea	enforce idea
Other words: way, rule, law, penalty, rules.

Both words in one sentence

In Ship of the Line, Hornblower watches one of his petty officers apply an order with his fist and considers that he himself wouldn't have the physical strength to enforce discipline that way.

Source: Literature / Horatio Hornblower
Individually, they were likely very good fighters, but they only rarely knew how to set up a good formation or enforce discipline in the ranks, let alone apply tactics on the scale of a battle or even have an actual chain of command.

Source: Gladiator Revolt

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