enact

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪˈnækt/ See IPA manual

Freq #31588

Meanings

1

verb
To make a proposal into an official law.

Parliament enacted the new tax legislation last month.
2

verb
To perform or act out a scene, role, or event.

The children enacted the story of the first Thanksgiving.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make a proposal into an... ordain

2 verb · to perform or act out a... act outperform reenact

Word family

Forms enactedenactingenacts

Derived forms coenactenactabilityenactableenactablyenacterenactionenactive enactmentenactorenacturepreenactreenact

Related forms act

Etymology

From Middle English enacten, from en-, from Old French en- (“to cause to be”), from Latin in- (“in”) and Old French acte (“perform, do”), from Latin actum, past participle of ago (“set in motion”).

enacten Middle English en- Old French in- Latin acte Middle English actum Latin

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# enact

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈnækt/
**Frequency rank:** 31588

## Meanings
1. To make a proposal into an official law.
2. To perform or act out a scene, role, or event.

## Examples
- Parliament enacted the new tax legislation last month.
- The children enacted the story of the first Thanksgiving.

## Derived Forms
- coenact
- enactability
- enactable
- enactably
- enacter
- enaction
- enactive
- enactment
- enactor
- enacture
- preenact
- reenact

## Related Forms
- act

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: enacten
- Root: en-
- Root: in-
- Root: acte
- Root: actum

## Etymology
From Middle English enacten, from en-, from Old French en- (“to cause to be”), from Latin in- (“in”) and Old French acte (“perform, do”), from Latin actum, past participle of ago (“set in motion”).

## AI Etymology
Enact comes from Middle English enacten, from en-, from Old French en- (“to cause to be”), from Latin in- (“in”) and Old French acte (“perform, do”), from Latin actum, past participle of ago (“set in motion”). The historical chain includes enacten (Middle English), en- (Old French), in- (Latin), acte (Old French), and actum (Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as coenact, enactability, enactable, and enactably and related forms such as act. In present use it covers to make a proposal into an official law and to perform or act out a scene, role, or event.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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