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enact.

To make (a bill) into law.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪˈnækt/
  1. To make (a bill) into law.

    transitive
  2. To act the part of; to play.

    transitive
  3. To do; to effect.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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”).

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