enact
/ɪˈnækt/verb2 syllables
Enact means: act out; represent or perform as if in a play.
Synonyms for enact4
verb, as in act out; represent or perform as if in a play
reenact, act out
verb, as in order by virtue of superior authority; decree
ordain
What does enact mean?2
verb
1
act out; represent or perform as if in a play“She reenacted what had happened earlier that day”
2
order by virtue of superior authority; decree“The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with enact?29
three syllables
Enact in a sentence
- Congress failed to enact any useful legislation during the entire session.TracyPoff
- The bill is expected to be enacted during the present session.sundown
- Today a law was enacted which allows abortion.marcelostockle
- The law was enacted in the Meiji era.unknown
- Laws to prevent computer crimes were enacted in the USA.CM
- The Federal Parliament ultimately didn't enact this law.Ioan_Cristian
- Algeria is enacting new investment laws.Amastan
- A fiscal tightening policy is being enacted.Shiawase
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Forms of enact
as a verb
- past tense
- enacted
- present participle
- enacting
- third-person singular
- enacts
- past participle
- enacted