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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Filers have to contend with changes enacted last year as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that only took effect in 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
And in Washington state, voters will consider whether to repeal a newly enacted 9.9% tax on households that earn over $1 million.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
In July, she enacted a three-year pause on any new tax break given to a company for a data centres project.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
But taken together, government pledges would cover only 27 percent of land and inland waters by the end of this decade if enacted in full.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
They forget that their readers are encountering the event for the first time and need to see it enacted with their own eyes'.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
