enact

US: /ɪˈnækt/
UK: /ɛnˈækt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


enact /i'nækt/
  • ngoại động từ
    • ban hành (đạo luật)
    • đóng, diễn (vai kịch... trên sân khấu, trong đời sống)

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb
1 [often passive] (law) to pass a law: [VN] legislation enacted by parliament [also VN that]
2 [VN] [often passive] (formal) to perform a play or act a part in a play: scenes from history enacted by local residents
3 [VN] (be enacted) (formal) to take place
Synonym: BE PLAYED OUT
They seemed unaware of the drama being enacted a few feet away from them.

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
1 pass, legislate, ratify; ordain, decree, rule, command, order, authorize:
The law was enacted to protect consumers.
2 act (out), represent, play, portray, depict, perform, appear as:
She enacted the role of a modern Lady Macbeth.

Concise English dictionary


enacts|enacted|enactingɪ'nækt
verb
+order by virtue of superior authority; decree
+act out; represent or perform as if in a play