English Explanatory Dictionary

enact

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make (a bill) into law.
  2. To act the part of; to play.
  3. To do; to effect.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈnækt/ en-us-enact.ogg

Word forms

enact enacts enacting enacted

Etymology

From Middle English enacten, from en-, from Old French en- (“to cause to be”), from Latin in- (“in”) and Old French acte (“perform, do”), from Latin actum, past participle of ago (“set in motion”).

Synonyms

act out perform

Related words

act

Derived words

coenact enactability enactable enactably enacter enaction enactive enactment enactor enacture preenact reenact unenacted
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