ENACT


Meaning of ENACT in English

(~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

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