| 单词 | legislate |
| 释义 | legislate (once / 81 pages) v To legislate is to make laws. If you thought there should be a law that all money should be pink instead of green, you might write to your congresswoman with a suggestion to legislate your idea. Formal government bodies legislate. So, while you might create a rule at home to ban phone calls at dinner, the House of Representatives would legislate communication regulations during meals. Legislate may seem like a tricky word, but you can easily remember the meaning if you notice that the word begins with the same leg as the word legal does; both words relate to the law. WORD FAMILYlegislate: legislated, legislates, legislating, legislation, legislative, legislator, legislature+/legislation: legislations/legislative: legislatively/legislator: legislators, legislatorship/legislature: legislatures USAGE EXAMPLES“The belief that if you legislate something, it happens.” The Guardian(Dec 20, 2016) But viability is a difficult concept, at least when you’re trying to legislate it. Time(Dec 20, 2016) Perhaps they remember how the city drove itself into bankruptcy two decades ago with similarly irresponsible, feel-good legislating. Washington Post(Dec 09, 2016) v make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation We cannot legislate how people spend their free time Syn|Hyper pass enact, ordain order by virtue of superior authority; decree |
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