Antonyms for enact

Grammar : Verb

Spell : en-akt

Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈækt

Definition of enact

Origin : early 15c., from en- (1) "make, put in" + act. Related: Enacted; enacting.

verb act out; accomplish
verb authorize, legislate

Example sentences :

Americans are called to enact this promise in our lives and in our laws.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

Enact on the hypothesis that it is right to do what is good?
Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon

Was it that he was more likely to enact the vengeance she thirsted for than the old Baronet?
Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever

No one would have the United States play the role of a bully, or enact the demagogue.
Extract from : « The Arena » by Various

It was an amusing rehearsal of what you will begin to enact in reality some of these days.
Extract from : « Olive » by Dinah Maria Craik, (AKA Dinah Maria Mulock)

I embrace for example an ideal, and I seek to enact this ideal in the person of another.
Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence

The ‘scene’ was over, and we all leaped to our feet to enact the finale.
Extract from : « The Desert Home » by Mayne Reid

Legislatures were duly elected, and proceeded to enact laws.
Extract from : « The Negro and the Nation » by George S. Merriam

The best that is possible is to enact laws that encourage the best in men as they are.
Extract from : « The Principles of Economics » by Frank A. Fetter

But he played it as well as any of the parts he had set himself to enact.
Extract from : « The Secret of the Silver Car » by Wyndham Martyn

Synonyms for enact

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