Definition of enact
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")
Verb
to enact (third-person singular simple present enacts, present participle enacting, simple past and past participle enacted)
- (transitive, law) to make (a bill) into law
- (transitive) to act the part of; to play
- (transitive, obsolete) to do; to effect
Derived terms
- enactable
- enactability
- enactably
- enactor
Related terms
References:
- Wiktionary. Published under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
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