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Word entry · 5 letters

enact

Best crossword clue

"Pass into law"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ɪˈnækt/Part of speech verbSorted acentStarts with EEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. act out; represent or perform as if in a play

Word 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”).

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • I did enact Julius Caesar.
  • The king enacts more wonders than a man.

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