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enact

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Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ɪˈnækt/

Definition of enact

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To make (a bill) into law.
    “The practical effect of the Government's new anti-strike bill on the rail disputes in Great Britain is awaited, after the legislation was enacted.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To make (a bill) into law.
    “The practical effect of the Government's new anti-strike bill on the rail disputes in Great Britain is awaited, after the legislation was enacted.”
  2. (transitive)To act the part of; to play.
    “I did enact Julius Caesar.”
  3. (transitive)To do; to effect.
    “The king enacts more wonders than a man.”

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Etymology

From Middle English enacten, from en-, from Old French en- (“to cause to be”), from Latin in- (“in”) and Old French acte (“perform, do”), from Latin actum, past participle of ago (“set in motion”).

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