English Dictionary
Definition of “enact”
enact (ɪnˈækt
)
Definitions
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
Alternative Forms
enˈactable adjective enˈactive enˈactory adjective enˈactment enˈaction noun enˈactor noun
Synonyms
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establish,
order,
pass,
command,
approve,
sanction,
proclaim,
decree,
authorize,
ratify,
ordain,
validate,
legislate,
make law=
perform,
play,
act,
present,
stage,
represent,
put on,
portray,
depict,
act out,
play the part of appear as or in
personate,
Usage examples
I smiled at the sight of us, hunched against the rain, determined to enact some pagan ceremony.
James Birrell, THE MAŃANA MAN (2002)The apex court upheld this and said that the states had no legislative competence to enact a law to impose luxury tax.
Outlook India (2005)Vital legislation A PARLIAMENT of ours in North Tce to enact vital child protection legislation.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)The intriguing question is why it was passed in the first place and why Labour supported and tried to enact it.
Independent (1999)First, some royalists had conceded that the king could not enact laws without the sanction of Parliament.
Eccleshall, Robert, English Conservatism since the Restoration: An introduction and anthology (1990)
