Enforce and Lay

Enforce

Enforce verb - To carry out effectively.

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

Lay

Lay verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.

Enforce and lay are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Enforce" instead a verb "Lay".

Nearby Words: laying, laid

Common collocations

claim enforce claim lay claim
way enforce way lay way

Both words in one sentence

  • They don't enforce atheist or any other beliefs, but Edenists definitely lay a mild stigma on believers.
  • Word of God is that it was done to enforce that more than anything he was an Advancing Wall of Doom waiting to lay waste to the Crystal Empire the second Princess Cadance's rapidly draining stamina gave out and her force field collapsed.
  • Creator / Allison Pregler aka: Obscurus Lupa Later this extends to pretty much everything Wyatt does, since the Cleaners who's job it is to enforce the masquerade can't bring people back to life, meaning a lot of people died when Wyatt summoned the Dragon that lay waste to San Francisco.
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