Thesaurus: enact

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1. v. t. To decree; to establish by legal and authoritative act; to make into a law; especially, to perform the legislative act with reference to (a bill) which gives it the validity of law.
2. v. t. To act; to perform; to do; to effect.
3. v. t. To act the part of; to represent; to play.
4. n. Purpose; determination.
5. v. order by virtue of superior authority; decree
6. v. act out; represent or perform as if in a play
7. 1. To decree; to establish by legal and authoritative act; to make into a law; especially, to perform the legislative act with reference to (a bill) which gives it the validity of law. 2. To act; to perform; to do; to effect. [Obs.] The king enacts more wonders than a man. Shak. 3. To act the part of; to represent; to play. I did enact Julius Caesar. Shak. Enacting clause, that clause of a bill which formally expresses the legislative sanction. Purpose; determination. [Obs.]
8. Purpose; determination. [Obs.]
9. v:100 v. act out; represent or perform as if in a play