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English verb: enact | |||
| 1. | enact (social) order by virtue of superior authority; decree | ||
| Samples | The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews. The legislature enacted this law in 1985. | ||
| Synonyms | ordain | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decree | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | legislate, pass, reenact | ||
| 2. | enact (creation) act out; represent or perform as if in a play | ||
| Samples | She reenacted what had happened earlier that day. | ||
| Synonyms | act out, reenact | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, play, represent | ||
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