# enact

Pronunciation: say "i-NAKT" /ɪˈnækt/

## Verb

1. To make a bill into law through formal legislative approval.
   - Simple: To make a bill official so it becomes a law.
   - _Parliament moved to enact the reform after months of debate._
   - _The legislature enacted sweeping privacy protections last session._
2. To perform the role of a character, as an actor does on stage.
   - Simple: To play a character in a play or story.
   - _The veteran performer enacted Hamlet for the final time that night._
   - _Students enact historical figures during the museum's living-history weekends._
3. To carry something out or bring it about in practice.
   - Simple: To carry out or bring about something.
   - _The committee enacted reforms that reshaped the entire department._
   - _They struggled to enact the ambitious vision they had outlined._

## Origin

From Middle English enacten, formed from the prefix en- (from Old French en-, 'to cause to be', from Latin in-, 'in') and Old French acte ('perform, do'), which comes from Latin actum, the past participle of ago ('set in motion').

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