предписывать, вводить в действие, постановлять, играть роль, ставить на сцене
глагол ↓
- предписывать, постановлять, декретировать
- принимать, вводить в действие (закон); придавать законную силу (распоряжению и т. п.); устанавливать в законодательном порядке
to enact legislation — принять законодательство 
the bill was enacted into law — законопроект стал законом
be it further enacted that … — далее предписывается /постановляется/, что …
as by law enacted — как предусмотрено законом, в соответствии с законом, как гласит закон
be it enacted by this … — настоящим постановляется /предписывается/ … (формула начала законодательных актов)
- представлять, разыгрывать (пьесу)
a drama enacted on a darkened stage — драма, поставленная на затемнённой сцене
to enact Hamlet — играть (роль) Гамлета
- играть роль, изображать
to enact a philosopher — разыгрывать философа
- преим. pass совершать
the place where the murder was enacted — место, где было совершено /где произошло/ убийство
- арх. провозглашать, официально заявлять
Мои примеры
Примеры с переводом
He was enacting some awful rite.
Он выполнял какой-то жуткий ритуал.
The law was finally enacted today.
Сегодня закон наконец-то был принят.
Congress refused to enact the bill.
Конгресс отказался ввести в действие данный законопроект.
Congress will enact legislation related to that issue.
Конгресс примет законодательство, относящееся к данному вопросу.
Примеры, ожидающие перевода
She reenacted what had happened earlier that day 
…as parts of the same sovereignty, the states should not enact laws intended to harm one another economically…
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Возможные однокоренные слова
enacting — вводящий, постановляющий
enactment — закон, законодательный акт, введение закона в силу, указ
enactor — законодатель, исполнитель
reenact — вновь узаконивать, возобновлять старый закон, восстановить, проиграть
Формы слова
verb
I/you/we/they: enact
he/she/it: enacts
ing ф. (present participle): enacting
2-я ф. (past tense): enacted
3-я ф. (past participle): enacted
transitive verb
1
: to establish by legal and authoritative act
specifically
: to make into law
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Congress will enact legislation related to that issue.
The law was finally enacted today.
Recent Examples on the Web
It must be approved by the full City Council at a later date before it is enacted.
—
Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
Much has changed from three years ago when workplaces and schools closed, businesses shuttered, and stay-at-home orders were enacted — and even from two years ago when vaccines started rolling out and people began moving around again.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2023
The judge ruled that the ordinance had not been properly enacted.
—Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2023
The administration has asked Hendrix to transfer the case either to Washington, D.C., where the spending bill was enacted, or Austin, where Paxton’s office is.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2023
Unless that proposal or something similar is enacted, the accumulation of massive, democracy-threatening fortunes in America will continue.
—Bob Lord, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2023
It had been expected that the organization would maintain its 2 million bpd cut, which was previously enacted in October, and marked the largest cut to output since the start of the pandemic.
—Julia Malleck, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2023
Today, there are laws being enacted where a librarian can go to prison if she or he is found guilty of having pornography on their shelves.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2023
Cornyn said not enough is known about the Nashville shooting to say definitively how it could have been prevented, but that since the new law was enacted more than 100 gun transactions involving people with disqualifying juvenile records have been stopped.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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en·act
(ĕn-ăkt′)
tr.v. en·act·ed, en·act·ing, en·acts
1. To make into law: Congress enacted a tax reform bill.
2. To act (something) out, as on a stage: enacted the role of Romeo.
en·act′a·ble adj.
en·ac′tor n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
enact
(ɪnˈækt)
vb (tr)
1. to make into an act or statute
2. (Law) to establish by law; ordain or decree
3. to represent or perform in or as if in a play; to act out
enˈactable adj
enˈactive, enˈactory adj
enˈactment, enˈaction, enacture n
enˈactor n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
en•act
(ɛnˈækt)
v.t.
1. to make into an act or statute: to enact a new tax law.
2. to represent in or as if in a play or the like; act the part of.
[1375–1425]
en•act′a•ble, adj.
en•ac′tor, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
enact
Past participle: enacted
Gerund: enacting
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| I enact |
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| he/she/it enacts |
| we enact |
| you enact |
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| I enacted |
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| he/she/it enacted |
| we enacted |
| you enacted |
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| I am enacting |
| you are enacting |
| he/she/it is enacting |
| we are enacting |
| you are enacting |
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| I have enacted |
| you have enacted |
| he/she/it has enacted |
| we have enacted |
| you have enacted |
| they have enacted |
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| I was enacting |
| you were enacting |
| he/she/it was enacting |
| we were enacting |
| you were enacting |
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| I had enacted |
| you had enacted |
| he/she/it had enacted |
| we had enacted |
| you had enacted |
| they had enacted |
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| I will enact |
| you will enact |
| he/she/it will enact |
| we will enact |
| you will enact |
| they will enact |
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| I will have enacted |
| you will have enacted |
| he/she/it will have enacted |
| we will have enacted |
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| I will be enacting |
| you will be enacting |
| he/she/it will be enacting |
| we will be enacting |
| you will be enacting |
| they will be enacting |
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| I have been enacting |
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| he/she/it has been enacting |
| we have been enacting |
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| he/she/it will have been enacting |
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| I had been enacting |
| you had been enacting |
| he/she/it had been enacting |
| we had been enacting |
| you had been enacting |
| they had been enacting |
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| I would enact |
| you would enact |
| he/she/it would enact |
| we would enact |
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| I would have enacted |
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | enact — order by virtue of superior authority; decree; «The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews»; «the legislature enacted this law in 1985»
decree — issue a decree; «The King only can decree» reenact — enact again; «Congress reenacted the law» legislate, pass — make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; «They passed the amendment»; «We cannot legislate how people spend their free time» |
| 2. |  enact — act out; represent or perform as if in a play; «She reenacted what had happened earlier that day»
act, play, represent — play a role or part; «Gielgud played Hamlet»; «She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role»; «She played the servant to her husband’s master» |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
enact
verb
1. establish, order, pass, command, approve, sanction, proclaim, decree, authorize, ratify, ordain, validate, legislate, make law The bill would be submitted for discussion before being enacted as law.
2. perform, play, act, present, stage, represent, put on, portray, depict, act out, play the part of, appear as or in, personate She enacted the stories told to her by her father.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
enact
verb
1. To put in force or cause to be by legal authority:
3. To produce on the stage:
The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يَسُنُّ قانونايُمَثِّلُ دَوْرا
opførespillevedtage
törvénybe iktat
leika; sÿna
priimti
pienemt likumdošanas kartibapienemt likumutēlot
uzákoniť
enact
[ɪˈnækt] VT
2. (= perform) [+ play, scene, part] → representar
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
enact
[ɪnˈækt] vt
(= act out) [+ play, scene] → jouer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
enact
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
enact
(iˈnӕkt) verb
1. to act (a rôle, scene etc) not necessarily on stage.
2. to make into a law or pass a law. to enact a new sexual harassment law; enact the bill.
eˈnactment noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Now it is the proper business of the public assembly to determine concerning war and peace, making or breaking off alliances, to enact laws, to sentence to death, banishment, or confiscation of goods, and to call the magistrates to account for their behaviour when in office.
Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first colony in the Northerne Parts of Virginia; doe, by these Presents, solemnly and mutually in the Presence of God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civill Body Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid; And by Virtue hereof do enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equall Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions, and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meete and convenient for the Generall Good of the Colonie; unto which we promise all due Submission and Obedience.
«We will enact it,» remarked the king, drawing himself up, and lowering his eyelids.
It would be as absurd to doubt, that a right to pass all laws NECESSARY AND PROPER to execute its declared powers, would include that of requiring the assistance of the citizens to the officers who may be intrusted with the execution of those laws, as it would be to believe, that a right to enact laws necessary and proper for the imposition and collection of taxes would involve that of varying the rules of descent and of the alienation of landed property, or of abolishing the trial by jury in cases relating to it.
Across the road beyond the green palings and the close-cropped lawn, behind the curtains of their creeper-framed windows, sat the two old ladies, Miss Bertha and Miss Monica Williams, looking out as from a private box at all that was being enacted before them.
The one grand stage where he enacted all his various parts so manifold, was his vice-bench; a long rude ponderous table furnished with several vices, of different sizes, and both of iron and of wood.
There is a vestige of decency, a sense of shame, that does much to curb and check those outbreaks of atrocious cruelty so commonly enacted upon the plantation.
In these words of Agafea Mihalovna, Levin read the final act of the drama which had been enacted of late between her and Kitty.
Well then, on this river there was a bridge, and at one end of it a gallows, and a sort of tribunal, where four judges commonly sat to administer the law which the lord of river, bridge and the lordship had enacted, and which was to this effect, ‘If anyone crosses by this bridge from one side to the other he shall declare on oath where he is going to and with what object; and if he swears truly, he shall be allowed to pass, but if falsely, he shall be put to death for it by hanging on the gallows erected there, without any remission.’ Though the law and its severe penalty were known, many persons crossed, but in their declarations it was easy to see at once they were telling the truth, and the judges let them pass free.
With the realization that Dejah Thoris was no longer within the throneroom came the belated recollection of the dark face that I had glimpsed peering from behind the draperies that backed the throne of Salensus Oll at the moment that I had first come so unexpectedly upon the strange scene being enacted within the chamber.
By another statute, which passed a few years later in the same reign, the term «frequently,» which had alluded to the triennial period settled in the time of Charles II, is reduced to a precise meaning, it being expressly enacted that a new parliament shall be called within three years after the termination of the former.
Like some huge phantom, Kala swung noiselessly from tree to tree; now running nimbly along a great branch, now swinging through space at the end of another, only to grasp that of a farther tree in her rapid progress toward the scene of the tragedy her knowledge of jungle life told her was being enacted a short distance before her.
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enact
1) предпи́сывать; постановля́ть; вводи́ть в де́йствие ( закон)
2) ста́вить на сце́не; игра́ть роль
3) (
обыкн. pass.
) происходи́ть, разы́грываться
Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > enact
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enact
Персональный Сократ > enact
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enact
[ɪˈnækt]
enact вводить в действие enact постановлять enact предписывать; вводить закон; постановлять enact предписывать enact придавать законную силу enact принимать enact (обыкн. pass.) происходить, разыгрываться enact ставить на сцене; играть роль enact устанавливать в законодательном порядке, постановлять, принимать (закон)
English-Russian short dictionary > enact
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enact
Англо-русский синонимический словарь > enact
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enact
устанавливать, предписывать в законодательном порядке, постановлять, принимать
to enact into law — установить, предписать в законодательном порядке;
Англо-русский юридический словарь > enact
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enact
1. v предписывать, постановлять, декретировать
2. v принимать, вводить в действие; придавать законную силу; устанавливать в законодательном порядке
be it enacted by this … — настоящим постановляется …
3. v представлять, разыгрывать
4. v играть роль, изображать
5. v преим. совершать
6. v арх. провозглашать, официально заявлять
Синонимический ряд:
1. accomplish (verb) accomplish; achieve; act; act out; discourse; do; dramatise; dramatize; execute; give; impersonate; perform; personate; personify; play; playact; portray; present; put on; stage
2. make (verb) constitute; establish; legislate; make; promulgate
3. make into law (verb) decree; dictate; make into law; ordain; order; pass; pass a law; sanction
Антонимический ряд:
English-Russian base dictionary > enact
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enact
[ıʹnækt]
1. предписывать, постановлять, декретировать
2. принимать, вводить в действие (); придавать законную силу (); устанавливать в законодательном порядке
the president enacted the bill — президент подписал /утвердил/ закон
be it enacted by this… — настоящим постановляется /предписывается/… ()
be it further enacted that… — далее предписывается /постановляется/, что…
as by law enacted — как предусмотрено законом, в соответствии с законом, как гласит закон
3. 1) представлять, разыгрывать ()
2) играть роль, изображать
the place where the murder was enacted — место, где было совершено /где произошло/ убийство
5.
провозглашать, официально заявлять
НБАРС > enact
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enact
ɪˈnækt предписывать, постановлять, декретировать принимать, вводить в действие (закон) ;
придавать законную силу (распоряжению и т. п.) ;
устанавливать в законодательном порядке — the president *ed the bill президент подписал /утвердил/ закон — the bill was *ed into law законопроект стал законом — be it *ed by this… настоящим постановляется /предписывается/… (формула начала законодательных актов) — be it further *ed that… далее предписывается /постановляется/, что… — as by law *ed как предусмотрено законом, в соответствии с законом, как гласит закон представлять, разыгрывать /пьесу/ — to * Hamlet играть роль( Гамлета) играть роль, изображать — to * a philosopher разыгрывать философа преим. pass совершать — the place where the murder was *ed место, где было совершено /произошло/ убийство( устаревшее) провозглашать, официально заявлять
enact вводить в действие ~ постановлять ~ предписывать;
вводить закон;
постановлять ~ предписывать ~ придавать законную силу ~ принимать ~ (обыкн. pass.) происходить, разыгрываться ~ ставить на сцене;
играть роль ~ устанавливать в законодательном порядке, постановлять, принимать (закон)Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > enact
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enact
v
1) предписывать, постановлять, декретировать
2) принимать; вводить в действие
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Politics english-russian dictionary > enact
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enact
v
1) предписывать, постановлять, декретировать
2) принимать, вводить в действие (закон); придавать законную силу ; устанавливать в законодательном порядке
English-russian dctionary of diplomacy > enact
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enact
- предписывать в законодательном порядке
Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > enact
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enact
гл.
юр.постановлять, предписывать, делать законом, устанавливать в законодательном порядке, узаконивать, проводить через законодательные органы
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вводить в действие, постановлять, предписывать.Англо-русский экономический словарь > enact
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enact
[ɪ’nækt]
1) Общая лексика: вводить закон, декретировать, играть , играть роль, издавать, издать, инсценировать, поставновлять, постановить, постановлять, предписать, предписывать, придавать законную силу , принимать, произойти, происходить, разыграться, разыгрываться, совершать, ставить на сцене, сыграть роль, узаконить, устанавливать в законодательном порядке, вводить в действие , приниматься , запустить (какой-то процесс, действие), начать его реальное осуществление
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > enact
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enact
<02>принимать, вводить (законы)
Сборный англо-русский словарь > enact
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enact
[ɪ`nækt]
предписывать, определять, устанавливать; вводить закон; постановлять
ставить на сцене; играть роль
проводить церемонию
происходить, разыгрываться
Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > enact
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enact
verb
1) предписывать; вводить закон; постановлять
2) ставить на сцене; играть роль
3) (
обыкн.
pass.) происходить, разыгрываться
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(v) предписывать
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предписывать, определять, устанавливать
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[en·act || ɪ’nækt]
предписывать, постановлять, вводить в действие; ставить на сцене, играть роль; происходить, разыгрываться* * *
ввести
вводить
постановить
постановлять
предписывать
прикажите
происходить
разыгрываться
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1) юр. предписывать, определять, устанавливать; вводить закон
2) а) ставить на сцене; играть роль
б) проводить церемонию
3) обыкн. страд. происходитьНовый англо-русский словарь > enact
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enact
узаконивать, проводить через законодательные органы (напр. изменение налогов)
Англо-русский словарь по экономике и финансам > enact
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enact
Англо-русский дипломатический словарь > enact
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enact
[ɪ’nækt], [en’-]
гл.
1)
юр.
предписывать, определять, устанавливать; вводить закон; постановлять
Syn:
2)
а) ставить на сцене; играть роль
Syn:
He was enacting some awful rite. — Он выполнял какой-то жуткий ритуал.
3) происходить, разыгрываться
Англо-русский современный словарь > enact
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enact
ввести
вводить
постановить
постановлять
предписывать
прикажите
происходить
разыгрываться
English-Russian smart dictionary > enact
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См. также в других словарях:
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enact — en·act /i nakt/ vt: to establish by legal and authoritative act: make into law enact a bill Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. enact … Law dictionary
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Enact — En*act , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enacted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enacting}.] 1. To decree; to establish by legal and authoritative act; to make into a law; especially, to perform the legislative act with reference to (a bill) which gives it the validity… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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enact — UK US /ɪˈnækt/ verb [T] ► LAW to make a law or a rule become official: »The government is to enact a law aimed at improving safety on construction sites. enactment noun [C or U] ► »There must be consultation with employer and employee… … Financial and business terms
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enact — [v1] act out; accomplish achieve, appear as, depict, discourse, do, execute, go on*, perform, personate, play, playact, play the part of, portray, represent; concepts 91,292 Ant. fail, hinder, repeal, stop enact [v2] authorize, legislate… … New thesaurus
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Enact — En*act , n. Purpose; determination. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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enact — early 15c., from EN (Cf. en ) (1) make, put in + ACT (Cf. act). Related: Enacted; enacting … Etymology dictionary
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enact — ► VERB 1) make (a bill or other proposal) law. 2) act out (a role or play). DERIVATIVES enactor noun … English terms dictionary
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enact — [en akt′, inakt′] vt. 1. to make (a bill, etc.) into a law; pass (a law); decree; ordain 2. to represent or perform in or as in a play; act out enactor n … English World dictionary
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enact — {<charset c=U><HR> } 01. The city has [enacted] a new bylaw which prohibits smoking in all public buildings. 02. Following an incident in which a window was broken and a student injured, the principal [enacted] a zero tolerance policy … Grammatical examples in English
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enact — verb Enact is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑congress, ↑legislature, ↑parliament Enact is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ban, ↑constitution, ↑law, ↑legislation, ↑measure, ↑policy, ↑reform … Collocations dictionary
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enact — [[t]ɪnæ̱kt[/t]] enacts, enacting, enacted 1) VERB When a government or authority enacts a proposal, they make it into a law. [TECHNICAL] [V n] The authorities have failed so far to enact a law allowing unrestricted emigration… [V n] The bill… … English dictionary
Other forms: enacted; enacting; enacts
You often hear that Congress is going to enact a new statute, which means that they will make it into a law. But enact also means to perform, like in a play. (Makes you wonder if the lawmakers are actors!)
Inside the word enact is that little word act, meaning “to do.” That makes sense, because when you enact something, you make it happen. And of course, we know that to act also means to perform, and so enact means “to act out,” like on stage. Now that the new rules have been enacted, you’ll have to stop wearing your gorilla suit to work. Even after Labor Day.
Definitions of enact
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verb
order by virtue of superior authority; decree
“the legislature
enacted this law in 1985”-
synonyms:
ordain
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verb
act out; represent or perform as if in a play
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