enact
🇺🇸
/ɪˈnækt/
🇬🇧
/ɪˈnækt/
verb
C1
to make a law official
The government will enact new rules to protect the environment.
R
to act out a story or play
Students will enact a short play about friendship.
R
to happen
A strange scene began to enact itself before our eyes.
R
to put an idea into action
The team will enact the plan to improve safety.
translation
to make a law official; to act out a story or play; to happen; to put an idea into action
Word Forms
3rd Present
enacts
Past
enacted
Perfect
enacted
Progressive
enacting