enact
enact Lexical Profile
enact Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To make a bill or proposal into an official law or statute through authoritative or legislative action.
"The legislature voted overwhelmingly to enact stricter environmental regulations this session."
To put a plan, policy, or decision into practical effect.
"The school board plans to enact several new scheduling reforms before the autumn semester begins."
To act out a role, scene, or story on stage or in real life.
"Every summer, local historians gather in the town square to enact the signing of the original peace treaty."
• Rhymes for enact
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in Late Middle English from the prefix 'en-' (meaning 'to put into') and the noun 'act' (from Latin 'actum', meaning 'a decree or thing done'), originally referring to entering an official decree into public records.