durchsetzen — meaning in English

English meaning

• enforce verb To make sure a law, rule, or requirement is obeyed.
• exact adjective Perfectly accurate or precise; matching a standard or fact exactly, with nothing added or missing.

Senses

durchsetzen is used for these senses in English:

• enforce (obsolete, reflexive) To exert oneself, to try hard. [14th–17th c.]
• enforce (obsolete) To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to energize.
• exact (transitive) To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce; to visit.
• intersperse (transitive) To diversify by placing or inserting other things among something.
• run through (transitive, idiomatic) To pervade, of a quality that is characteristic of a group, organisation, or system.

exact — full definition

1. adjective Perfectly accurate or precise; matching a standard or fact exactly, with nothing added or missing.
2. adjective Careful and precise by habit; strict about following rules or keeping promises.
3. verb To demand and enforce payment or compliance, sometimes forcefully.
4. verb To make something necessary or unavoidable.

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