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   En·act

   /enˈakt/

   

   verb

   • 1. make (a bill or other proposal) law: "legislation was enacted in 1987 to attract international companies"
   • ▪ put into practice (a belief, idea, or suggestion).
   • 2. act out (a role or play) on stage.

   Word Origin late Middle English (formerly also as inact): from en-1, in-2, + act, suggested by medieval Latin inactare, inactitare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. enactable adjective
   • 2. enaction noun
   • 3. enactive adjective
   • 4. enactor noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • T

     1

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