"enact" meaning in English

See enact in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪˈnækt/ Audio: en-us-enact.ogg [US] Forms: enact [canonical], enacts [third-person, singular], enacted [past], enacted [past, participle], enacting [present, participle]
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  1. If you enact a bill, you make it into a law.
    Sense id: simple-enact-en-verb-Dcz2raiF Categories (other): Law
  2. If you enact, you act as someone on stage.
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