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en⋅act

  [en-akt]
Use enact in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to make into an act or statute: Congress has enacted a new tax law.
2. to represent on or as on the stage; act the part of: to enact Hamlet.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME enacten. See en- 1 , act

Related forms:
en⋅act⋅a⋅ble, adjective
en⋅ac⋅tor, noun
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en·act   (ěn-ākt')   
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 part of the parent.

en·act'a·ble adj., en·ac'tor n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

enact 
1464, from en- "make, put in" + act.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: en·act
Pronunciation: i-'nakt
Function: transitive verb
: to establish by legal and authoritative act : make into law <enact a bill>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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