Definition of ENACT

enact

Verb

Verb Forms: enacted, enacting, enacts

  • To make into a law; to perform a role.
  • order by virtue of superior authority; decree
    • "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"
  • act out; represent or perform as if in a play
    • "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"
  • To make (a bill) into law.
  • To act the part of; to play.
  • To do; to effect.

Examples

  • The Scrabble rules committee will ENACT new regulations next season.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

act out, ordain, reenact

Scrabble Score: 7

enact: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
enact: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
enact: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

enact: valid Words With Friends Word