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enact

[ 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.



enact

/ ɪˈæ /

verb

  1. to make into an act or statute
  2. to establish by law; ordain or decree
  3. to represent or perform in or as if in a play; to act out
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٲ, adjective
  • ˈٴǰ, noun
  • ˈپ, adjective
  • ˈٳԳ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·a· adjective
  • ·tǰ noun
  • e· verb (used with object)
  • e· verb (used with object)
  • ܲe·Ļ adjective
  • ɱ-·Ļ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of enact1

First recorded in 1375–1425, enact is from the late Middle English word enacten. See en- 1, act
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The most dangerous rollback, by EPI’s reckoning, was enacted by Iowa in 2023.

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"We continue to work closely with the Care Quality Commission to ensure all actions identified in our 2022 inspection have been enacted."

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President Obama had directed schools to avoid enacting discipline policies that disproportionately punished underrepresented student groups — a stance later supported by President Biden.

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If Mamdani is elected to replace Adams, he’ll have the power to make his own board and through them enact his proposed rent freeze.

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The state was unable to enact its own universal healthcare insurance system, a goal of then-Gov.

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