enact
//ɪˈnækt//
Forms
- present (v1)
- enact
- past (v2)
- enacted
- past participle (v3)
- enacted
- present participle
- enacting
- 3rd person singular
- enacts
Definitions
1.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.To act the part of; to play.
- I did enact Julius Caesar.
3.To do; to effect.
- The king enacts more wonders than a man.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4656
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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”).