(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
When a government or authority ~s a proposal, they make it into a law. (TECHNICAL)
The authorities have failed so far to ~ a law allowing unrestricted emigration...
VERB: V n
2.
If people ~ a story or play, they perform it by acting.
She often ~ed the stories told to her by her father.
VERB: V n
3.
If a particular event or situation is ~ed, it happens; used especially to talk about something that has happened before. (JOURNALISM)
It was a scene which was ~ed month after month for eight years.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed