enact
oxford
views updated May 29 2018en·act / enˈakt/ •
v. [tr.] 1. (often be enacted) make (a bill or other proposal) law. ∎ put into practice (a belief, idea, or suggestion).2. act out (a role or play) on stage.DERIVATIVES: en·act·a·ble adj.en·ac·tion / enˈakshən/ n.en·ac·tor / -tər/ n.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
enact
oxford
views updated May 11 2018enact A. †enter among the acts or public records; make into an act, decree XV;
B. perform (a play, etc.), act (a part) XVI. f.
EN-1 +
ACT sb. and vb.
Hence
enactment XIX.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
Enact
gale
views updated Jun 11 2018ENACT
To establish by law; to perform or effect; to decree.
Enact, sometimes used synonymously with adopt, is generally applied to legislative rather than executive action.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law