Enact

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  • transitive verb. To make into law.
  • transitive verb. To act (something) out, as on a stage.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An enactment; an act.
  • To decree; establish by the will of the supreme power; pass into a statute or established law; specifically, to perform the last act of a legislature to, as a bill, giving it validity as a law; give sanction to, as a bill.
  • To act; perform; effect.
  • To act the part of; represent on or as on the stage.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Purpose; determination.
  • transitive verb. To decree; to establish by legal and authoritative act; to make into a law; especially, to perform the legislative act with reference to (a bill) which gives it the validity of law.
  • transitive verb. To act; to perform; to do; to effect.
  • transitive verb. To act the part of; to represent; to play.
  • transitive verb. that clause of a bill which formally expresses the legislative sanction.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. to make (a bill) into law
  • verb. to act the part of; to play
  • verb. to do; to effect
  • noun. purpose; determination
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. order by virtue of superior authority; decree
  • verb. act out; represent or perform as if in a play
  • Word Usage
    "The policy Kentucky needs to enact is one in which prisoners are able to worship the religion they choose, even Satanism, and Kentucky need not restrict the prisoners of their fundamental right of freedom of religion according to the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution."
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    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    act  play  represent  
    Rhyme
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    abstract  act  attacked  attract  backed  
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    accomplish  achieve  act  act  act a part  
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    enacted  enacting  enacts