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legislate
[ lej-is-leyt ]
verb (used without object)
- to exercise the function of legislation; make or enact laws.
verb (used with object)
- to create, provide, or control by legislation:
attempts to legislate morality.
legislate
/ ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪt /
verb
- intr to make or pass laws
- tr to bring into effect by legislation
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Other Words From
- over·legis·late verb overlegislated overlegislating
- quasi-legis·lated adjective
- un·legis·lated adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of legislate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of legislate1
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Example Sentences
And it might not only be in Britain that politicians rush to legislate.
No politician has the right to legislate for the awful things that can happen during pregnancy.
Are we in danger, in the rush to legislate, of ruining the moment?
These are excuses offered up by a party that is too divided to govern and legislate.
Now that all efforts to legislate gun control are stalled, it may be time for mental-health legislation to stand on its own.
The empire rules the army and can legislate over and control a prodigious amount of national subjects.
For suspending our own legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
Hence He could legislate for man's thoughts, as well as his deeds.
But the Radicals were in power to legislate and crush agriculture, and "I've got a miser for my brother-in-law," said the farmer.
Are they not every day incurring new and useless expenses in consequence of allowing them to legislate and plan for themselves?
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