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VERB (2)

1. order by virtue of superior authority; decree;
- Example: "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"
- Example: "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"
[syn: ordain, enact]

2. act out; represent or perform as if in a play;
- Example: "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"
[syn: enact, reenact, act out]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Enact \En*act"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enacted; p. pr. & vb. n. Enacting.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To act; to perform; to do; to effect. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The king enacts more wonders than a man. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To act the part of; to represent; to play. [1913 Webster] I did enact Julius Caesar. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Enacting clause, that clause of a bill which formally expresses the legislative sanction. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Enact \En*act"\, n. Purpose; determination. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

enact v 1: order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985" [syn: ordain, enact] 2: act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day" [syn: enact, reenact, act out]