enforce-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: compel to obey a rule or behave in certain way

Examples:
How is child support enforced?
Perhaps it is time to enforce the law.
We will enforce the wearing of helmets.
We would need too many rules to enforce courtesy.

Mappings:
VerbNet: enforce-63
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: enforce.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: strengthen; give force to

Examples:
The Inc. 5000 recognition enforces our belief that you can enjoy what
you do while exceeding customer expectations.
Besides carefully revising the chapters, I have here and there
enforced the argument by a further illustration.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM