efforcing

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efforcing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Efforce \Ef*force\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Efforced; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Efforcing.] [OF. esforcier (F. s'efforcer to exert one's
     self), LL. exforciare; L. ex + fortis strong. See Force.]
     To force; to constrain; to compel to yield. [Obs.] --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]