enact

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

enact [enact enacts enacted enacting] BrE [ɪˈnækt] NAmE [ɪˈnækt] verb
1. often passive ~ sth | it is enacted that… (law)to pass a law
•legislation enacted by parliament
2. often passive ~ sth (formal)to perform a play or act a part in a play
•scenes from history enacted by local residents
3. be enacted (formal)to take place
Syn: ↑played out
•They seemed unaware of the drama being enacted a few feet away from them.
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Word Origin:
late Middle English (formerly also as inact): from ↑en-, ↑in-, + ↑act, suggested by medieval Latin inactare, inactitare.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  reenact, act out, ordain