enact

Definition of Enact in English :

1. enact, ordain

order by virtue of superior authority; decree

Example Sentences:
'The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews'
'the legislature enacted this law in 1985'

2. act out, enact, reenact

act out; represent or perform as if in a play

Example Sentences:
'She reenacted what had happened earlier that day'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Enact

verb (transitive)

1.

to make into an act or statute

2.

to establish by law; ordain or decree

3.

to represent or perform in or as if in a play; to act out

verb transitive

1.

to make (a bill, etc.) into a law; pass (a law); decree; ordain

2.

to represent or perform in or as in a play; act out

tr.v. en·act·ed, en·act·ing, en·acts

1. To make into law: Congress enacted a tax reform bill.

2. To act (something) out, as on a stage: enacted the role of Romeo.