enact
/ɪˈnækt/ verb C1- To make (a bill) into law.
- To act the part of; to play.
- To do; to effect.
He/she/it enacts · Past enacted · Past participle enacted · -ing form enacting
Verb forms
- Base form
- enact
- He/she/it
- enacts
- Past
- enacted
- Past participle
- enacted
- -ing form
- enacting
From the library
She felt no little dismay over the scene that had just been enacted.
“Remember, this is no affair of mine,” said the trembling voice of La Carconte, as though through the flooring of her chamber she viewed the scene that was enacting below.
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