enact

verb

Etymology: 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”).

1. 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.”

2. To act the part of; to play.

   “I did enact Julius Caesar.”

3. To do; to effect.

   “The king enacts more wonders than a man.”