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To enact is defined as to make into a law or to act out.

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An example of enact is to make a bill into a new law.
An example of enact is to perform the play Death of a Salesman on stage.

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See enact in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to make (a bill, etc.) into a law; pass (a law); decree; ordain
to represent or perform in or as in a play; act out

Related Forms:

enactor noun

See enact in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb en·act·ed, en·act·ing, en·acts

To make into law: Congress enacted a tax reform bill.
To act (something) out, as on a stage: enacted the part of the parent.

Related Forms:

en·actˈa·ble adjective

en·acˈtor noun

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