Difference between Enforce and Impose

ENFORCE vs IMPOSE: NOUN

To impose (a kind of behavior, for example).
To compel observance of or obedience to.
To put force upon; to force; to constrain; to compel.
To make or gain by force; to obtain by force.
To put in motion or action by violence; to drive.
To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to urge with energy.
To put in force; to cause to take effect; to give effect to; to execute with vigor.
To urge; to ply hard; to lay much stress upon.
To give force to; reinforce.

To arrange in proper order on a table of stone or metal and lock up in a chase for printing; -- said of columns or pages of type, forms, etc.
To lay on, as the hands, in the religious rites of confirmation and ordination.
To lay as a charge, burden, tax, duty, obligation, command, penalty, etc.; to enjoin; to levy; to inflict.
To lay on; to set or place; to put; to deposit.

To increase the force or strength of; make strong; strengthen; fortify.
To make headway.
To strive; exert one's self.
To urge or impress with force or energy; make forcible, clear, or intelligible: as, to enforce remarks or arguments.
To grow strong; become fierce or active; increase.
Synonyms Extort, etc. See exact, v. t.
Reflexively, to strain one's self; put forth one's greatest exertion.
To force; violate; ravish.
To prove; evince.
To press or urge, as with a charge.
To impel; constrain; force.
To discharge with force; hurl; throw.
To put or keep in force; compel obedience to; cause to be executed or performed: as, to enforce laws or rules.
To gain or extort by force or compulsion; compel: as, to enforce obedience.

To lay on, or set on; put, place, or deposit: as, to impose, the hands in ordination or confirmation.
To lay as a burden, or something to be borne or endured; levy, inflict, or enforce, as by authority, power, or influence: as, to impose taxes or penalties; to impose one's opinions upon others.
To obtrude fallaciously or deceitfully; palm off; pass off.
To fix upon; impute.
To subject by way of punishment.
To lay or place a burden or restraint; act with constraining effect: with upon: as, to impose upon one's patience or hospitality.
To practise misleading trickery or imposture; act with a delusive effect: with upon: as, to impose upon one with false pretenses.
In printing, to lay upon an imposing-stone or the bed of a press and secure in a chase, as pages of type or stereotype plates.

Adopt, Upholding, Assert, Punish, Maintain, Defend, Administer, Adhere, Enact, Abide, Uphold, Comply, Apply, Impose, Implement

Introduce, Uphold, Apply, Exert, Implement, Punish, Foist, Enact, Imposition, Reimpose, Bring down, Visit, Levy, Inflict, Enforce

Deploy, Compel, Establish, Monitor, Upholding, Assert, Punish, Adhere, Enact, Abide, Uphold, Comply, Apply, Impose, Implement

Dictate, Sanction, Declare, Establish, Introduce, Uphold, Apply, Implement, Punish, Foist, Enact, Bring down, Visit, Levy, Enforce

National Guard to enforce the laws, if necessary.
Will Hawaii Police Enforce a Child Custody Order?
Today courts enforce the return of accused prisoners.
The airlines are required to enforce this requirement.
Therefore, while Garcia can enforce the contract against the Red Sox, the Red Sox cannot enforce the contract against Garcia.
The failure of the Board to enforce the Association governing documents shall not constitute a waiver of the right to enforce the same thereafter.
This will allow us to enforce a certain core structure but not enforce a context on the template that is including the tabs.
If there is nothing to enforce, then there can be no action to enforce.
Fabric edge nodes and border nodes can enforce SGACLs to enforce the security policy.
To enforce a compliance state, you must change the policy mode to Enforce.

No county asked voters to impose the tax.
Court should not impose identical discipline in Massachusetts.
Therefore, the rule does not impose this requirement.
Commercial fungicides are expensive and impose health risks.
Sometimes banks impose a monthly debit card fee.
However, individual investors can impose additional eligibility requirements.
Although some states authorize local government limits or impose limits only in select geographic areas, most impose statewide, uniform assessment limits.
DBMS may impose limitations while another may impose none.
Though hiring goals may burden some innocent individuals, they simply do not impose the same kind of injury that layoffs impose.
Canadian municipalities may impose business license fees but do not impose income taxes.