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[ en-akt ] / ɛnˈækt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR enact ON THESAURUS.COM
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 enactFirst recorded in 1375–1425, enact is from the late Middle English word enacten.See en-1, act OTHER WORDS FROM enacten·act·a·ble, adjectiveen·ac·tor, nounpre·en·act, verb (used with object)re·en·act, verb (used with object) un·en·act·ed, adjectivewell-en·act·ed, adjective Words nearby enactenable, enabled, enabler, enabling, enabling act, enact, enactive, enactment, enactory, enalapril, enalapril maleate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for enactOnly school administrators have the power to enact censorship, after all. Feminism Has Gone Too Far|Lizzie Crocker|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST In other words, companies will still be allowed to enact their drug-testing policies. Can Congress Get Stoned Now That D.C. Has Legalized Marijuana?|Abby Haglage|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST And they did so with a clear policy agenda, advocating for the needs of an affected community and trying to enact change. Amid Unrest, Afghan Women Push For Role in Peace Process|Molly Raskin|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Rather, she aspires to enact positive social change through tech. Silicon Valley’s Soft Sex Ban|Joshua Rivera|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We even tried to enact campaign finance reform by executive agency action. How Obama Can Use Executive Actions to Improve Our Democracy|Michael Waldman|April 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST "We will enact it," remarked the king, drawing himself up, and lowering his eyelids. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe State legislatures are powerless to enact laws for interstate regulation. The Vitality of Mormonism--Brief Essays|James E. Talmage Furthermore, he encamped a force of infantry and artillery on Boston Common, as if prepared to enact the lion. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving|Washington Irving Young was now ready to enact another scene in this Mormon drama. The Mormon Prophet and His Harem|C.V. Waite Stop local game legislation, and enact a code of laws covering the entire state, uniformly. Our Vanishing Wild Life|William T. Hornaday
British Dictionary definitions for enact
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 enactenactable, adjectiveenactive or enactory, adjectiveenactment or enaction, nounenactor, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to enactexecute, achieve, appoint, decree, accomplish, formulate, ratify, institute, determine, pass, establish, portray, represent, play, depict, do, perform, discourse, personate, playact |