re-enforce

The teacher re-enforces the classroom rules at the start of the term.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To enforce again: "re-enforce" means to impose or compel compliance with something (e.g., a law, rule, or demand) a second time or repeatedly. It emphasizes the act of making something effective or binding anew.
   • To strengthen or reinforce a point: In argumentation or persuasion, "re-enforce" can mean to assert or emphasize an idea, argument, or principle again to give it greater weight or validity.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • The government decided to re-enforce the old regulation after it was ignored for years. (They compelled obedience to the rule once more.)
  • She tried to re-enforce her argument by citing the same evidence a second time. (She restated her point to make it more convincing.)

Advanced Usage

• "to re-enforce one's will upon someone": to impose one's authority or desire on another person again.

  • The manager had to re-enforce his will upon the team to ensure they followed the new procedure. (He compelled them to obey his directive once more.)

• "to re-enforce a law": to bring a law back into active enforcement.

  • The police were instructed to re-enforce the curfew after recent disturbances. (They were told to apply the curfew strictly again.)

Variants and Related Words

• Re-enforcement (n): the act of enforcing something again.

  • The re-enforcement of the traffic laws reduced accidents. (The renewed enforcement made the laws effective again.)

• Re-enforceable (adj): capable of being enforced again.

  • The rule is re-enforceable if violations persist. (It can be imposed again.)

Synonyms

• Reimpose: to put a rule or requirement back into effect.
• Reassert: to state or enforce something again, especially an authority or right.
• Restrengthen: to make something stronger or more binding again.

Related Idioms

• (The word is primarily used in formal or legal contexts without common idiomatic expressions.)