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enact

Transitive Verb

This word carries a heavy sense of formalization and officiality. When used in a legal sense, it is not just about proposing a rule but the precise moment a rule becomes binding and enforceable. It suggests a transition from a theoretical idea to a concrete reality through an institutional process. In a theatrical sense, it describes the physical manifestation of a script. It is more specific than simply acting; it implies the full realization of a specific action or sequence of events, often used in educational or ceremonial contexts to demonstrate how something happened in the past.

Meanings

Transitive Verb
[someone][something]

To make a bill or other proposal law.

"The government decided to enact the new environmental regulations."

Transitive Verb
[something]

To perform a role or a scene in a play or movie.

"The students will enact a scene from Shakespeare's Hamlet."

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