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enacting

[en-akt] Origin

en·act

[en-akt]
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 Middle English enacten. See en-1, act

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
EXPAND
well-en·act·ed, adjective
COLLAPSE
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Word Origin & History

enact
mid-15c., from en- "make, put in" + act. Related: Enacted; enacting.
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