enact

[ en-akt ]
/ ɛnˈækt /
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verb (used with object)

to make into an act or statute: Congress has enacted a new tax law.
to represent on or as on the stage; act the part of: to enact Hamlet.

Origin of enact

First recorded in 1375–1425, enact is from the late Middle English word enacten. See en-1, act

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Words nearby enact

en tire-bouchon, en-, enable, enabling, enabling act, enact, enactive, enactment, enactory, enalapril, enalapril maleate

Words related to enact

execute, achieve, appoint, decree, accomplish, formulate, ratify, institute, determine, pass, establish, portray, represent, play, depict, do, perform, discourse, personate, playact

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British Dictionary definitions for enact

enact
/ (ɪnˈækt) /

verb (tr)

to make into an act or statute
to establish by law; ordain or decree
to represent or perform in or as if in a play; to act out

Derived forms of enact

enactable, adjective enactive or enactory, adjective enactment or enaction, noun enactor, noun