enact
verb
[ ɪˈnakt ]
• make (a bill or other proposal) law.
• "legislation was enacted to attract international companies"
Similar:
make law,
pass,
approve,
ratify,
validate,
sanction,
authorize,
accept,
give the seal of approval to,
order,
decree,
ordain,
legislate,
legalize,
rule,
impose,
lay down,
implement,
bring into effect,
bring to bear,
put into practice,
give the go-ahead to,
give the green light to,
give the thumbs up to,
OK,
give the OK to,
• put into practice (an idea or suggestion).
• "the pressure group's aim was to see the proposals enacted"
• act out (a role or play) on stage.
• "Mystery Plays were staged and enacted by members of the guilds"
Similar:
act out,
act,
perform,
play,
appear in,
stage,
mount,
put on,
present,
do,
represent,
Origin:
late Middle English (formerly also as inact ): from en-1, in-2, + act, suggested by medieval Latin inactare, inactitare .
