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enforcement

/enˈfɔːsmənt/en-FAWR-smuhnt
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ɛnˈfɔɹsmənt/en-FAWR-smuhnt

Meaningthe act of enforcing

Common meaning: making rules obeyed

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‘in, into’ + ‘strong, brave’ → enforcement

Journey through time

  1. Latinfortis‘strong, brave’
  2. Frenchenforcer
  3. Englishenforce‘to make sure a rule is obeyed’
  4. Englishformed in English from enforceenforcement‘making rules obeyed’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from enforce + -ment.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ENFORCE, p.191 · scan

Roots

  • fortis Latin “strong, brave”

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