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ENACT

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• ENACT (verb)
The verb ENACT has 2 senses:

1. order by virtue of superior authority; decree
2. act out; represent or perform as if in a play

Familiarity information: ENACT used as a verb is rare.

• ENACT (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Order by virtue of superior authority; decree

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

enact; ordain

Context examples:

The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews / the legislature enacted this law in 1985

Hypernyms (to "enact" is one way to...):

decree (issue a decree)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "enact"):

reenact (enact again)

legislate; pass (make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Act out; represent or perform as if in a play

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

act out; enact; reenact

Context example:

She reenacted what had happened earlier that day

Hypernyms (to "enact" is one way to...):

act; play; represent (play a role or part)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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(English proverb)
"On the battlefield, there is no distinction between upper and lower class."
(Bhutanese proverb)
"Time is like a sword. If you did not cut it, it will cut you."
(Arabic proverb)
"Fire burns where it strikes."
(Cypriot proverb)

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