Enact

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ækt

Origin

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")

Full definition of enact

Verb

1. (transitive, legal) to make (a bill) into law
2. (transitive) to act the part of; to play
• ShakespeareI did enact Julius Caesar.
3. (transitive) to do; to effect
• ShakespeareThe king enacts more wonders than a man.

Derived terms

• enactability
• enactable
• enactably
• enaction
• enactor

Related terms

• act

Noun