enactv.

/ɛˈnakt/

Forms: Also Middle English–1600s inact.

Etymology: < en- prefix¹ + act n., act v. Compare Anglo-Latin inactitāre (1432) = sense 1 (Du Cange).

I. (from act n.)

†1. transitive. To enter among the acta or public records (see act n. 5a); also, to enter in a record or chronicle. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > record > written record > record in writing [verb (transitive)] > enter on record

writeOE

setc1175

embreve?c1225

enrolc1350

enter1389

rollc1400

enact1467

act1475

enchroniclea1513

ascribe1532

re-enter1535

to put down1574

register1597

inscroll1600

emologea1639

spread1823

to book in1860

to sign on1879

log1889

sign1894

to sign out1916

to sign in1924

1467 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 379 The actes of the yelde..shullen be enacted and engrossed on a quayer of parchemyn.

1475 Bk. Noblesse (1860) 24 It is..enacted in divers cronicles..that..William the duke of Guien died bethout heire masle.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 647 When these agreements were done and enacted, the king dissolued his parliament.

1640 in J. Nicholson Minute Bk. War Comm. Covenanters Kirkcudbright 22 Oct. (1855) 69 We have enacted this letter and will requyer and expect ane exact accompt thairof.

a. Of a legislative authority: To make into an act (see act n. 5b); hence, to ordain, decree. Also with obj.-clause introduced by that. (In early examples scarcely separable from 1.)

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legislation > make (laws) or establish as law [verb (transitive)] > decree

putc1390

statute1397

inact1432

ordinance1440

enact1464

act1483

enactizea1618

edict1652

1464 King Edward IV in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 300 He shall..haue the said fundacion inacted and auctorised in the parlement next holden.

1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. v. f. 13 The Tribunes were verie instant, that at length lawes should be enacted.

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice iv. i. 345 It is enacted in the lawes of Venice.

1633 G. Herbert Size in Temple iii Wouldst thou His laws of fasting disanull? Enact good cheer?

1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation xlix. 529 It was now declared and inacted, that the said act and statute..should stand.

1710 H. Prideaux Orig. & Right Tithes i. 22 The Law of the Sabbath was enacted from the beginning.

1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. xi. 226 In 1463 it was enacted, that no wheat should be imported if [etc.] .

1848 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 III. ix. 557 To..amend the laws..enacted by the Local Legislature.

absolute.c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme xcix. 23 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 149 God did daine to talk with men: He enacting they observing, From his will there was no swerving.1643 W. Bridge Wovnded Conscience Cvred §5. 38 There is an excellent temper of the three Estates in Parliament, there being..no power of enacting in one or two of them, without the third.

b. Said of the legislative measure. (See enacting adj.; cf. ordain v., provide v., etc.)

ΚΠ

1765–74 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. II. 82 Magna carta..enacts that, etc.

1891 N.E.D. at Enact Mod. The statute enacted no new provisions.

†c. To secure (rights) to a person by enactment.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 21 Gods book is the true Magna charta that enacts both King and People their own.

†3. To declare officially or with authority; to appoint. to enact into: to constitute. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > announcing or proclaiming > announce or proclaim [verb (transitive)]

kithec725

i-bedea800

abedeeOE

bid971

deemOE

bodea1000

tellOE

clepec1275

to tell outa1382

denouncec1384

publishc1384

descryc1390

pronouncec1390

proclaima1393

sound1412

proclaim?a1425

renouncea1425

announcec1429

preconize?1440

announce1483

reclaim?1503

call1523

to speak forth1526

annunciate1533

protest1533

to breathe out1535

denouncec1540

enact1611

deblazon1621

deblaze1640

advise1647

apostolize1652

indigitatea1670

enounce1807

voice1850

norate1851

enunciate1864

post1961

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xix. 720/2 Enacting them enemies to their naturall Country.

c1677 Act Securing Protestant Relig. in A. Marvell Acct. Growth Popery 31 The person so consecrated, shall be, and is hereby Enacted to be complete Bishop of the said vacant See.

1715 R. Bentley Serm. Popery 21 By slow degrees Transubstantiation was enacted into an Article of Faith.

II. (from act v.)

†4. To work in or upon; to actuate, influence. Also, to implant, inspire (a feeling, etc.) into a person. Obsolete. Cf. act v. 4b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > operation upon something > have effect on [verb (transitive)]

rineOE

takec1300

concern1446

redound1460

work1487

touch1491

solicit1601

salutea1616

enact1616

affect1630

reach1637

attinge1640

act1655

influence1661

irradiate1668

vibrate1845

involve1847

inwork1855

to cut ice (with someone)1894

dent1931

impact1935

to make (also put) a dent in1942

1616 W. Forde Serm. 43 Nature itselfe..seemeth to have..inacted this desire into every one.

1645 S. Rutherford Tryal & Trivmph of Faith (1845) 304 The wind of the Spirit doth not always enact the Soul to believe.

1647 H. More Philos. Poems i. ii. xlv To enact his corps and impart might Unto his languide tongue.

1647 H. More Philos. Poems ii. iii. ii. i Her phantasie Strongly inacted guides her easie pen.

a. To represent (a dramatic work, a ‘scene’) on or as on the stage; to personate (a character) dramatically, play (a part); also figurative with reference to real life; = act v. 3a – 3c.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > the staging of a theatrical production > stage [verb (transitive)]

enact1430

to set out1540

to bring (a person) on or to the stage1602

to bring on1768

to get up1782

to put up1832

stage1879

to put on1885

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > act [verb (transitive)] > a part or character

playc1390

enact1430

representc1475

perform1598

personate1598

present1598

do1600

to bring (a person) on or to the stage1602

stage1602

support1693

impersonate1715

sustain1731

be1814

portray1875

fake1876

inact1900

1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy Prol. For they enacted and gilt with theyr sayes Theyr high renowne.

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. ii. 99 I did enact Iulius Cæsar.

1828 T. Carlyle Burns in Edinb. Rev. Dec. 271 Through life he enacted a tragedy, and one of the deepest.

1834 T. De Quincey Cæsars in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 980/2 Marcus Antoninus is a scholar; he enacts the philosopher.

1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1868) I. i. 9 Its main scenes were long enacted there.

b. To perform (a ceremony).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > carrying out > execute, perform, or carry out [verb (transitive)] > formally

workOE

performc1390

execute1450

solemnize1483

enact1846

stage1924

1846 J. Keble Lyra Innocentium 186 She sees him..Dimly enact some awful rite.

†6. To bring into act, accomplish, perform. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > carrying out > execute, perform, or carry out [verb (transitive)]

lasteOE

ylastc888

wieldeOE

doeOE

dreeOE

forthOE

fremeOE

workOE

affordOE

full-bringc1175

fulfila1225

perfurnisha1325

complishc1374

performc1384

achievea1393

chevisea1400

practic?a1425

exploitc1425

execute1477

furnish1477

through1498

practa1513

enure1549

chare1570

enact1597

act1602

to carry out1608

outcarry1611

celebrate1615

complya1616

peract1621

tide1631

implement1837

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III v. iv. 2 The king enacts more wonders then a man.

c1616 R. C. Times' Whistle (1871) iii. 1156 If ther be handes that dare enact a murder.

†7. intransitive. To act. Cf. act v. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > act or do [verb (intransitive)]

workeOE

i-do971

doOE

to shift one's handa1300

performa1382

practisec1475

skift?a1534

handle1535

act1583

enact1593

actuate1620

1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 34 I may bee the better able to enact with my hands.

1834 Charnock's Attrib. God II. 559 They punctually enact [1682 act] according to their commission.]

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	enact
释义	† enactn. Etymology: < enact v. Obsolete. That which is enacted, an enactment; also figurative a purpose, resolution. ΘΚΠ society > law > [noun] > a legislative enactment act1422 enact1467 establishment1481 enaction1631 advice1654 measure1742 enactment1821 1467 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 390 By the enacte of this present yelde. 1467 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 404 This enacte so to endure by force of this present yelde. 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus iv. ii. 117 The close enacts and counsels of thy hart. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). † enactadj. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: enact v. Etymology: Past participle of enact v. As past participle: = enacted, past participle of enact v. a. Enacted, decreed. ΘΚΠ society > law > legislation > [adjective] > brought about or enacted by legislation enacted1579 legislative1642 enact1643 constituted1651 legislated1845 1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. ii. 61 That if anything should be enact done by Counsell. b. Actuated, influenced. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > [adjective] > inciting or instigating > incited or instigated spighta1387 cited1538 incitate1568 quickened1589 fomented1613 enact1843 spurred1868 irritated1875 1843 E. Jones Stud. Sensation & Event 189 Deception sometimes is by virtue enact. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022). enactv. /ɛˈnakt/ Forms: Also Middle English–1600s inact. Etymology: < en- prefix¹ + act n., act v. Compare Anglo-Latin inactitāre (1432) = sense 1 (Du Cange). I. (from act n.) †1. transitive. To enter among the acta or public records (see act n. 5a); also, to enter in a record or chronicle. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > written record > record in writing [verb (transitive)] > enter on record writeOE setc1175 embreve?c1225 enrolc1350 enter1389 rollc1400 enact1467 act1475 enchroniclea1513 ascribe1532 re-enter1535 to put down1574 register1597 inscroll1600 emologea1639 spread1823 to book in1860 to sign on1879 log1889 sign1894 to sign out1916 to sign in1924 1467 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 379 The actes of the yelde..shullen be enacted and engrossed on a quayer of parchemyn. 1475 Bk. Noblesse (1860) 24 It is..enacted in divers cronicles..that..William the duke of Guien died bethout heire masle. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 647 When these agreements were done and enacted, the king dissolued his parliament. 1640 in J. Nicholson Minute Bk. War Comm. Covenanters Kirkcudbright 22 Oct. (1855) 69 We have enacted this letter and will requyer and expect ane exact accompt thairof. 2. a. Of a legislative authority: To make into an act (see act n. 5b); hence, to ordain, decree. Also with obj.-clause introduced by that. (In early examples scarcely separable from 1.) ΘΚΠ society > law > legislation > make (laws) or establish as law [verb (transitive)] > decree putc1390 statute1397 inact1432 ordinance1440 enact1464 act1483 enactizea1618 edict1652 1464 King Edward IV in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 300 He shall..haue the said fundacion inacted and auctorised in the parlement next holden. 1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. v. f. 13 The Tribunes were verie instant, that at length lawes should be enacted. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice iv. i. 345 It is enacted in the lawes of Venice. View more context for this quotation 1633 G. Herbert Size in Temple iii Wouldst thou His laws of fasting disanull? Enact good cheer? 1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation xlix. 529 It was now declared and inacted, that the said act and statute..should stand. 1710 H. Prideaux Orig. & Right Tithes i. 22 The Law of the Sabbath was enacted from the beginning. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. xi. 226 In 1463 it was enacted, that no wheat should be imported if [etc.] . View more context for this quotation 1848 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 III. ix. 557 To..amend the laws..enacted by the Local Legislature. absolute.c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme xcix. 23 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 149 God did daine to talk with men: He enacting they observing, From his will there was no swerving.1643 W. Bridge Wovnded Conscience Cvred §5. 38 There is an excellent temper of the three Estates in Parliament, there being..no power of enacting in one or two of them, without the third. b. Said of the legislative measure. (See enacting adj.; cf. ordain v., provide v., etc.) ΚΠ 1765–74 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. II. 82 Magna carta..enacts that, etc. 1891 N.E.D. at Enact Mod. The statute enacted no new provisions. †c. To secure (rights) to a person by enactment.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 21 Gods book is the true Magna charta that enacts both King and People their own. †3. To declare officially or with authority; to appoint. to enact into: to constitute. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > announcing or proclaiming > announce or proclaim [verb (transitive)] kithec725 i-bedea800 abedeeOE bid971 deemOE bodea1000 tellOE clepec1275 to tell outa1382 denouncec1384 publishc1384 descryc1390 pronouncec1390 proclaima1393 sound1412 proclaim?a1425 renouncea1425 announcec1429 preconize?1440 announce1483 reclaim?1503 call1523 to speak forth1526 annunciate1533 protest1533 to breathe out1535 denouncec1540 enact1611 deblazon1621 deblaze1640 advise1647 apostolize1652 indigitatea1670 enounce1807 voice1850 norate1851 enunciate1864 post1961 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xix. 720/2 Enacting them enemies to their naturall Country. c1677 Act Securing Protestant Relig. in A. Marvell Acct. Growth Popery 31 The person so consecrated, shall be, and is hereby Enacted to be complete Bishop of the said vacant See. 1715 R. Bentley Serm. Popery 21 By slow degrees Transubstantiation was enacted into an Article of Faith. II. (from act v.) †4. To work in or upon; to actuate, influence. Also, to implant, inspire (a feeling, etc.) into a person. Obsolete. Cf. act v. 4b. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > operation upon something > have effect on [verb (transitive)] rineOE takec1300 concern1446 redound1460 work1487 touch1491 solicit1601 salutea1616 enact1616 affect1630 reach1637 attinge1640 act1655 influence1661 irradiate1668 vibrate1845 involve1847 inwork1855 to cut ice (with someone)1894 dent1931 impact1935 to make (also put) a dent in1942 1616 W. Forde Serm. 43 Nature itselfe..seemeth to have..inacted this desire into every one. 1645 S. Rutherford Tryal & Trivmph of Faith (1845) 304 The wind of the Spirit doth not always enact the Soul to believe. 1647 H. More Philos. Poems i. ii. xlv To enact his corps and impart might Unto his languide tongue. 1647 H. More Philos. Poems ii. iii. ii. i Her phantasie Strongly inacted guides her easie pen. 5. a. To represent (a dramatic work, a ‘scene’) on or as on the stage; to personate (a character) dramatically, play (a part); also figurative with reference to real life; = act v. 3a – 3c. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > the staging of a theatrical production > stage [verb (transitive)] enact1430 to set out1540 to bring (a person) on or to the stage1602 to bring on1768 to get up1782 to put up1832 stage1879 to put on1885 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > act [verb (transitive)] > a part or character playc1390 enact1430 representc1475 perform1598 personate1598 present1598 do1600 to bring (a person) on or to the stage1602 stage1602 support1693 impersonate1715 sustain1731 be1814 portray1875 fake1876 inact1900 1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy Prol. For they enacted and gilt with theyr sayes Theyr high renowne. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. ii. 99 I did enact Iulius Cæsar. View more context for this quotation 1828 T. Carlyle Burns in Edinb. Rev. Dec. 271 Through life he enacted a tragedy, and one of the deepest. 1834 T. De Quincey Cæsars in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 980/2 Marcus Antoninus is a scholar; he enacts the philosopher. 1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1868) I. i. 9 Its main scenes were long enacted there. b. To perform (a ceremony). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > carrying out > execute, perform, or carry out [verb (transitive)] > formally workOE performc1390 execute1450 solemnize1483 enact1846 stage1924 1846 J. Keble Lyra Innocentium 186 She sees him..Dimly enact some awful rite. †6. To bring into act, accomplish, perform. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > carrying out > execute, perform, or carry out [verb (transitive)] lasteOE ylastc888 wieldeOE doeOE dreeOE forthOE fremeOE workOE affordOE full-bringc1175 fulfila1225 perfurnisha1325 complishc1374 performc1384 achievea1393 chevisea1400 practic?a1425 exploitc1425 execute1477 furnish1477 through1498 practa1513 enure1549 chare1570 enact1597 act1602 to carry out1608 outcarry1611 celebrate1615 complya1616 peract1621 tide1631 implement1837 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III v. iv. 2 The king enacts more wonders then a man. View more context for this quotation c1616 R. C. Times' Whistle (1871) iii. 1156 If ther be handes that dare enact a murder. †7. intransitive. To act. Cf. act v. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > act or do [verb (intransitive)] workeOE i-do971 doOE to shift one's handa1300 performa1382 practisec1475 skift?a1534 handle1535 act1583 enact1593 actuate1620 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 34 I may bee the better able to enact with my hands. 1834 Charnock's Attrib. God II. 559 They punctually enact [1682 act] according to their commission.] This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1467adj.1643v.1430
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† enactn.

† enactadj.

enactv.