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{
"term": "enact",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "enact",
"heSheIt": "enacts"
},
"pastSimple": "enacted",
"pastParticiple": "enacted",
"ingForm": "enacting"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to pass a law",
"sensetop": "(be) enacted (by somebody/something)",
"labels": "(law)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "legislation enacted by parliament",
"contextForm": "(be) enacted (by somebody/something)"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to perform a play or act a part in a play",
"sensetop": "(be) enacted (by somebody)",
"labels": "(formal)",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "scenes from history enacted by local residents",
"contextForm": "(be) enacted (by somebody)"
}
],
"topics": ["Film and theatre"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to take place",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They seemed unaware of the drama being enacted a few feet away from them."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to put something into practice",
"sensetop": "enact something",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This involves identifying problems and enacting solutions."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪˈnækt/",
"audio": "en/enact/enact__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪˈnækts/",
"audio": "en/enact/enacts__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪˈnæktɪd/",
"audio": "en/enact/enacted__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪˈnæktɪŋ/",
"audio": "en/enact/enacting__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪˈnækt/",
"audio": "en/enact/enact__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪˈnækts/",
"audio": "en/enact/enacts__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪˈnæktɪd/",
"audio": "en/enact/enacted__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪˈnæktɪŋ/",
"audio": "en/enact/enacting__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English (formerly also as inact): from en-, in-, + act, suggested by medieval Latin inactare, inactitare."
}