Enact — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

order by virtue of superior authority; decree

act out; represent or perform as if in a play

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnˈækt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈʌlbɹeɪnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈʌlbɹeɪnd/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛnˈækt/.

Examples

The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews
the legislature enacted this law in 1985
She reenacted what had happened earlier that day

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reenact ordain act out

Parts of Speech

verb	order by virtue of superior authority; decree “The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews”
verb	act out; represent or perform as if in a play “She reenacted what had happened earlier that day”

Word Forms

enactment

noun

the passing of a law by a legislative body

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erlassen

Anordnung aufgrund höherer Autorität; Dekret

🇫🇷French

promulguer

ordre en vertu d'une autorité supérieure; décret

🇪🇸Spanish

promulgar

orden en virtud de autoridad superior; decreto

🇮🇹Italian

emanare

ordine in virtù dell'autorità superiore; decreto

🇳🇱Dutch

uitvaardigen

orde op grond van superieur gezag; decreet

🇵🇹Portuguese

promulgar

ordem em virtude de autoridade superior; decreto

🇷🇺Russian

принять

приказ в силу вышестоящей власти; указ

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अभिनय करना

वरिष्ठ प्राधिकारी के आधार पर आदेश; डिक्री

🇧🇩Bengali

আইন করা

উচ্চতর কর্তৃপক্ষের ভিত্তিতে আদেশ; ডিক্রি

🇮🇳Tamil

இயற்றவும்

உயர்ந்த அதிகாரத்தின் மூலம் ஒழுங்கு; ஆணை

🇮🇳Telugu

చట్టం

ఉన్నత అధికారం ద్వారా ఆర్డర్; డిక్రీ

🇮🇳Marathi

कायदा करणे

वरिष्ठ अधिकार्याद्वारे आदेश; हुकूम

🇮🇳Gujarati

અધિનિયમ

શ્રેષ્ઠ સત્તાના આધારે ઓર્ડર; હુકમનામું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಾರಿಗೊಳಿಸಿ

ಉನ್ನತ ಅಧಿಕಾರದ ಸದ್ಗುಣದಿಂದ ಆದೇಶ; ತೀರ್ಪು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിയമമാക്കുക

ഉയർന്ന അധികാരം വഴി ഓർഡർ; ഉത്തരവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਗੂ ਕਰਨਾ

ਉੱਚ ਅਥਾਰਟੀ ਦੇ ਆਧਾਰ 'ਤੇ ਆਰਡਰ; ਫ਼ਰਮਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

نافذ کرنا

اعلیٰ اتھارٹی کی بنیاد پر حکم فرمان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

制定

凭借上级权威发出的命令；法令

🇯🇵Japanese

制定する

上位の権威による秩序。布告

🇰🇷Korean

제정하다

상급 권위에 의한 질서; 법령

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ban hành

trật tự nhờ thẩm quyền cấp trên; sắc lệnh

🇹🇭Thai

ออกกฎหมาย

สั่งโดยอาศัยอำนาจที่เหนือกว่า กฤษฎีกา

🇮🇩Indonesian

menetapkan

ketertiban berdasarkan otoritas atasan; dekrit

🇵🇭Filipino

magpatibay

kaayusan sa bisa ng nakatataas na awtoridad; utos

🇲🇾Malay

menggubal

perintah berdasarkan kuasa atasan; dekri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سن

النظام بموجب السلطة العليا؛ مرسوم

🇮🇷Persian

وضع

دستور به موجب مقام برتر؛ فرمان

🇹🇷Turkish

sahnelemek

üstün otorite sayesinde düzen; kararname

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְחוֹקֵק

צו מכוח סמכות עליונה; צַו

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