enact
verb (used with object)
to make into an act or statute.
enacted
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past participleof enact.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof enact.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
enactverb (used with object)to make into an act or statute.
Example Sentences
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At the time that they enacted the Constitution, the ratio between the largest state and the smallest state was something about 13-to-1 or 14-to-1.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
But life can change in an instant, and that plan may need to be enacted tomorrow.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
In 2025 it enacted SB15, which provided for lot size flexibility in new residential subdivisions by overriding some minimum local lot-size requirements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The US Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that many of the tariffs imposed globally under emergency powers were illegally enacted.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
But just as justice delayed is justice denied, a reform so long postponed and so grudgingly enacted was hardly worth celebrating.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
