enact
to make into an act or statute: Congress has enacted a new tax law.
to represent on or as on the stage; act the part of: to enact Hamlet.
Origin of enact
1Other words from enact
- en·act·a·ble, adjective
- en·ac·tor, noun
- pre·en·act, verb (used with object)
- re·en·act, verb (used with object)
- un·en·act·ed, adjective
- well-en·act·ed, adjective
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How to use enact in a sentence
Sandwiched between speeches, a dance routine with nearly 900 performers reenacted the events of 1994.
Rwanda Remembers 100 Days of Terror on Genocide’s 20th Anniversary | Nina Strochlic | April 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIts gripping, thrilling plot is regularly reenacted on small screens and big screens alike.
How to Understand the Criminal Mind By Reading This Novel | Casey N. Cep | December 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe first time Sheridan reenacted the alleged assault, she held back.
Nicollette Sheridan Testifies Marc Cherry Hit Her ‘Upside the Head’ | Maria Elena Fernandez | March 2, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe legendary Earp-Clanton bloodbath at the O.K. Corral is reenacted frequently.
Day after day, for the ensuing weeks, the same scene reenacted itself with endless variations.
Tales Of Men And Ghosts | Edith Wharton
A hundred times she reenacted the scene in the Library and recalled her first impression of Jim's personality.
The Foolish Virgin | Thomas DixonThen the morning's glory is reenacted with softer tones and a riot of colour that I can never describe.
Trooper Bluegum at the Dardanelles | Oliver HogueIn 1795 this provision was substantially reenacted in a law which repealed the act of 1792.
Messages and Papers of Rutherford B. Hayes | James D. RichardsonThe whole scene, with its tantalizing undercurrent of mystery, was reenacted before his inner vision.
Fire-Tongue | Sax Rohmer
British Dictionary definitions for enact
/ (ɪnˈækt) /
to make into an act or statute
to establish by law; ordain or decree
to represent or perform in or as if in a play; to act out
Derived forms of enact
- enactable, adjective
- enactive or enactory, adjective
- enactment or enaction, noun
- enactor, noun
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