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enacts

enacts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of enact.

Meaning of enact

Verb

enact (third-person singular simple present enacts, present participle enacting, simple past and past participle enacted)

  1. (transitive) To make (a bill) into law.
    • The practical effect of the Government's new anti-strike bill on the rail disputes in Great Britain is awaited, after the legislation was enacted.2023 December 27, Mel Holley, “Network News: Minimum Service Levels legislation comes into force”, in RAIL, number 999, page 14
  2. (transitive) To act the part of; to play.
    • I did enact Julius Caesar.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
    Synonyms:
    act out, perform
  3. (transitive) To do; to effect.
    • The king enacts more wonders than a man.c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Questions about enacts

What is enacts the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Enacts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of enact.

Words near enacts in the dictionary

  1. enactment
  2. enactments
  3. enactor
  4. enactors
  5. enactory
  6. enacts
  7. enacture
  8. enactures
  9. enacyloxin
  10. enacyloxins
  11. enadoline

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