enact, reenact, act out
(verb) act out; represent or perform as if in a play; “She reenacted what had happened earlier that day”
ordain, enact
(verb) order by virtue of superior authority; decree; “The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews”; “the legislature enacted this law in 1985”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
enact (third-person singular simple present enacts, present participle enacting, simple past and past participle enacted)
(transitive, legal) to make (a bill) into law
(transitive) to act the part of; to play
(transitive) to do; to effect
enact
(obsolete) purpose; determination
Source: Wiktionary
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.
2. To act; to perform; to do; to effect. [Obs.] The king enacts more wonders than a man. Shak.
3. To act the part of; to represent; to play. I did enact Julius Caesar. Shak. Enacting clause, that clause of a bill which formally expresses the legislative sanction.
En*act", n.
Definition: Purpose; determination. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 March 2025
(noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
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