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enact
[ en-akt ]
/ ɛnˈækt /
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Definition of enact
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.
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enable, enabled, enabler, enabling, enabling act, enact, enactive, enactment, enactory, enalapril, enalapril maleate
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British Dictionary definitions for enact
enact
/ (ɪnˈækt) /
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 enact
enactable, adjectiveenactive or enactory, adjectiveenactment or enaction, nounenactor, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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