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Added 3 October 2026

enact

/ɪˈnækt/ verb

In Latin: scisco Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about enact at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To make (a bill) into law.
To act the part of; to play.
To do; to effect.

Origin

From Middle English enacten, from en-, from Old French en- (“to cause to be”), from Latin in- (“in”) and Old French acte (“perform, do”), from Latin actum, past participle of ago (“set in motion”).

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