enact

Meaning

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

Synonyms

decree

ordain

perform

legislate

pass

act out

carry out

act

reenact

create

represent

play

institute

issue

execute

render

promulgate

depict

put into practice

establish

release

put

do

personate

enforce

stage

give

happen

impersonate

implement

imprint

instance

introduce

lay down

make

move

offer

operation

playact

portray

present

propose

provide

publish

purport

put forward

put through

raise

real

realize

Translations

representar

θεσπίζω

erlassen

promulguer

décréter

promulgar

représenter

jouer

spielen

spelen

νομοθετώ

decretare

scisco

ψηφίζω

verordnen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈnækt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: enacten

In summary

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”).