| English verb: legislate | |||
| 1. | legislate (social) make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation | ||
| Samples | They passed the amendment. We cannot legislate how people spend their free time. | ||
| Synonyms | pass | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enact, ordain | ||