I. ə̇ˈnakt, eˈ- verb
Etymology: Middle English enacten, from en- (I) + acte act, formal record — more at act
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to enter into the public records : chronicle
2. : to establish by legal and authoritative act : make into a law ; especially : to perform the last act of legislation upon (a bill) that gives the validity of law
3. : to act out : represent , play
a lot of history has been enacted within my view — Douglas Carruthers
this scene being enacted in the courtroom — Beatrice Griffith
intransitive verb
: to act on or as if on the stage : perform
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English enacte, from enacten, v.
obsolete : enactment