HOW TO PRONOUNCE
enact
/ɪˈnækt/
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What does enact mean?
verb
- To make (a bill) into law.
- To act the part of; to play.
- To do; to effect.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɪˈnækt/
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A crowd may easily enact the part of an executioner, but not less easily that of a martyr.
The little boys had come back and were making a robbers’ cave to enact the bold deeds of Pedro the bandit.
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Local entities shall have the right to manage their property, affairs and administration and to enact their own regulations within law.
As to black magic, it seemed hardly worth while to enact severe laws, when charms, amulets, and even gestures could thwart its worst machinations.
The party in the inner room think of some word which can be represented entire, in pantomime or tableau, and proceed to enact it.