enact
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English enacten, from en-, from Old French en-, from Latin in- and Old French acte, from Latin actum, past participle of ago ("set in motion").
Pronunciation- IPA: /ɪˈnækt/
enact (enacts, present participle enacting; simple past and past participle enacted)
- (transitive, legal) To make (a bill) into law.
- (transitive) To act the part of; to play.
- c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC ↗, [Act III, scene ii]:
- I did enact Julius Caesar.
- (transitive) To do; to effect.
- c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC ↗, [Act V, scene iv]:
- The king enacts more wonders than a man.
- French: promulguer
- Italian: promulgare, approvare
- Portuguese: promulgar, passar
- Russian: постановлять
- Spanish: promulgar
- French: jouer
- German: spielen
- Italian: interpretare
- Portuguese: interpretar
- Russian: игра́ть
- Spanish: interpretar
- German: ausführen
- Italian: realizzare, apportare
- Portuguese: realizar
- Spanish: hacer efecto
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