le ‧ gis ‧ late AC /ˈledʒəsleɪt, ˈledʒɪsleɪt/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ legislation , ↑ legislator , ↑ legislature ; verb : ↑ legislate ; adjective : ↑ legislative ]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: legislator ]
1 . to make a law about something
legislate on
Only Parliament has the power to legislate on constitutional matters.
legislate for/against
The government has promised to legislate against discrimination.
We must legislate for equal pay.
legislate to do something
We must legislate to control these drugs.
2 . legislate for something to think about how something may affect what you are doing, and do something to prepare for it:
You can’t legislate for bad luck.