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legislate

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leg⋅is⋅late

  [lej-is-leyt] verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
Use legislate in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to exercise the function of legislation; make or enact laws.
–verb (used with object)
2. to create, provide, or control by legislation: attempts to legislate morality.
Origin:
1710–20; back formation from legislation, legislator
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leg·is·late   (lěj'ĭ-slāt')   
v.   leg·is·lat·ed, leg·is·lat·ing, leg·is·lates

v.   intr.
To create or pass laws.
v.   tr.
To create or bring about by or as if by legislation.

[Back-formation from legislator.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: leg·is·late
Pronunciation: 'le-j&s-"lAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -lat·ed; -lat·ing
intransitive verb : to perform the function of legislation; specifically : to make or enact laws transitive verb : to cause, create, provide, or bring about by legislation
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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