Behave and Enforce

Behave

Behave verb - To manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way.

Enforce and behave are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Enforce" instead a verb "Behave".

Nearby Words: behavior, behaving

Enforce

Enforce verb - To carry out effectively.

Behave and enforce are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Behave" instead a verb "Enforce".

Common collocations

sense behave sense enforce sense
kind behave kind enforce kind
way behave way enforce way
evil behave evil enforce evil
Other words: rules.

Both words in one sentence

  • Rowling was asked why Dumbledore even allows Snape to be a teacher of children if Snape isn't going to enforce the rules fairly and if Snape is going to behave like a jerk.
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