enact

en·act

 (ĕn-ăkt′)

tr.v. en·act·ed, en·act·ing, en·acts

1. To make into law: Congress enacted a tax reform bill.

2. To act (something) out, as on a stage: enacted the role of Romeo.

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en·act′a·ble adj.

en·ac′tor n.

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enact

(ɪnˈækt)

vb (tr)

1. to make into an act or statute

2. (Law) to establish by law; ordain or decree

3. to represent or perform in or as if in a play; to act out

enˈactable adj

enˈactive, enˈactory adj

enˈactment, enˈaction, enacture n

enˈactor n

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en•act

(ɛnˈækt)

v.t.

1. to make into an act or statute: to enact a new tax law.

2. to represent in or as if in a play or the like; act the part of.

[1375–1425]

en•act′a•ble, adj.

en•ac′tor, n.

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enact

Past participle: enacted
Gerund: enacting

Imperative

enact

enact

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	enact - order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985" ordain decree - issue a decree; "The King only can decree" reenact - enact again; "Congress reenacted the law" legislate, pass - make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time"
	2.	enact - act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day" act out, reenact act, play, represent - play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"

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enact

verb

1. establish, order, pass, command, approve, sanction, proclaim, decree, authorize, ratify, ordain, validate, legislate, make law The bill would be submitted for discussion before being enacted as law.

2. perform, play, act, present, stage, represent, put on, portray, depict, act out, play the part of, appear as or in, personate She enacted the stories told to her by her father.

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enact

verb

1. To put in force or cause to be by legal authority:

constitute, establish, legislate, make, promulgate.

2. To play the part of:

act, do, impersonate, perform, play, play-act, portray, represent.

3. To produce on the stage:

act (out), do, dramatize, give, perform, present, put on, stage.

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Translations

يَسُنُّ قانونايُمَثِّلُ دَوْرا

opførespillevedtage

erlassenGesetz erlassenverfügenaufführen

θεσπίζω

promulgarrepresentar

jouerreprésenter

törvénybe iktat

leika; sÿna

decretarepromulgarerecitare

priimti

pienemt likumdošanas kartibapienemt likumutēlot

vedta som lov

uzákoniť

oynamaktemsil etmekyasalaşmak

制定法律扮演演出

enact

[ɪˈnækt] VT

1. (Jur) → decretar (that que) [+ law] → promulgar

2. (= perform) [+ play, scene, part] → representar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

enact

[ɪnˈækt] vt

(LAW) [+ legislation, law, bill] → promulguer; [+ reform] → promulguer

(= act out) [+ play, scene] → jouer

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enact

vt

(Pol) law → erlassen; it is hereby enacted that … → es wird hiermit verfügt, dass …

(= perform) play → aufführen; role → darstellen, spielen; the scene which was enacted yesterday (fig) → die Szene, die sich gestern abgespielt hat

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enact

[ɪnˈækt] vt

a. (law) → emanare

b. (play, scene) → rappresentare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

enact

(iˈnӕkt) verb

1. to act (a rôle, scene etc) not necessarily on stage. speel (rol), vertoon يُمَثِّلُ دَوْرا извършвам desempenhar (za)hrát aufführen, verfügen opføre; spille αναπαριστώrepresentar etendama بازی کردن؛ اجرا کردن esittää jouer לְשַׂחֵק नियम बनाना predstavljati, glumiti előad beraksi leika; sÿna recitare 演じる 배역을 연기하다 vaidinti tēlot melakon uitvoerenspille odgrywać عملى كول، جارى كول، چلول، قانونى كول desempenhar a juca разыгрывать (za)hrať igrati (vlogo) glumiti spela แสดง oynamak, temsil etmek 演出，扮演 ставити на сцені, грати роль کردار ادا کرنا đóng (kịch) 演出，扮演

2. to make into a law or pass a law. to enact a new sexual harassment law; enact the bill. verorden, uitvaardig, verordineer يَسُنُّ قانونا издавам decretar uzákonit erlassen, verfügen vedtage θεσπίζωpromulgar seadust vastu võtma, jõustama وضع کردن؛ تصویب کردن säätää laiksi promulguer לְחוֹקֵק प्रदर्शित करना ozakoniti törvénybe iktat mensahkan convertire in legge, promulgare; ordinare （法律を）制定する (법률을) 제정하다 priimti (įstatymą) pieņemt likumu; pieņemt likumdošanas kārtībā mewartakan tot wet verheffen vedta som lovuchwalić عملى كول вводить в действие (закон) uzákoniť, prijať zákon uzakoniti ozakoniti anta, stadga ออกพระราชบัญญัติ yasalaşmak 制定法律 вводити в дію; надавати чинності نافذ کرنا ban hành 制定法律

eˈnactment noun

verordening, bevel, uitvaardiging تَشْريع، سَنُّ قانون прокарване decretação uzákonění die Verfügung vedtagelse; ikrafttræden αναπαράσταση, θέσπιση promulgación esitamine; jõustamine تصویب؛ مصوبه؛ اجرا säädös promulgationחקיקה व्यवस्थापन ozakonjenje törvénybe iktatás undang-undang leikur, flutningur promulgazione 上演 제정 įstatymas tēlojums enakmen uitvoeringdramatisering, spilldekret تصويب،اجرا،پاى ته رسونه decretação montare; promulgare принятие закона uzákonenie razglasitev ozakonjenje antagande [såsom lag], stadgande พระบรมราชโองการ; พระราชบัญญัติ yasalaştırma 扮演，法律制定 запровадження закону; закон تنفیذ sự ban hành 演出，规定

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