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• /ɪˈnækt/
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• rhymes with -ækt
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• CMU ARPABET: IH0 N AE1 K T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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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”).

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: прокарвам (prokarvam) — to make (a bill) into law
• Finnish: säätää laki — to make (a bill) into law
• Finnish: hyväksyä laki — to make (a bill) into law
• French: promulguer — to make (a bill) into law
• Greek: θεσπίζω (thespízo) — to make (a bill) into law
• Ancient Greek: νομίζω (nomízō) — to make (a bill) into law
• Irish: reachtaigh — to make (a bill) into law
• Irish: achtaigh — to make (a bill) into law
• Italian: promulgare — to make (a bill) into law
• Italian: approvare — to make (a bill) into law
• Latin: scisco — to make (a bill) into law
• Manx: slattysee — to make (a bill) into law
• Māori: whakature — to make (a bill) into law
• Māori: pāhi — to make (a bill) into law
• Portuguese: promulgar — to make (a bill) into law
• Portuguese: passar — to make (a bill) into law
• Russian: постановлять (postanovljatʹ) — to make (a bill) into law
• Russian: принима́ть (prinimátʹ) — to make (a bill) into law
• Spanish: promulgar — to make (a bill) into law
• Spanish: enactuar — to make (a bill) into law
• Spanish: decretar — to make (a bill) into law
• Swedish: anta — to make (a bill) into law
• Swedish: stadga — to make (a bill) into law
• Swedish: föreskriva — to make (a bill) into law
• Bulgarian: играя ролята на (igraja roljata na) — to act the part of; to play
• Finnish: näytellä — to act the part of; to play
• Finnish: esittää — to act the part of; to play
• French: jouer — to act the part of; to play
• German: spielen — to act the part of; to play
• Italian: interpretare — to act the part of; to play
• Latin: scisco — to act the part of; to play
• Manx: cloie — to act the part of; to play
• Portuguese: interpretar — to act the part of; to play
• Russian: игра́ть (igrátʹ) — to act the part of; to play
• Spanish: interpretar — to act the part of; to play
• Spanish: enactuar — to act the part of; to play
• Swedish: spela — to act the part of; to play
• Swedish: uppföra — to act the part of; to play
• Finnish: soveltaa — to do; to effect
• German: ausführen — to do; to effect
• Italian: realizzare — to do; to effect
• Italian: apportare — to do; to effect
• Latin: scisco — to do; to effect
• Portuguese: realizar — to do; to effect
• Spanish: hacer efecto — to do; to effect
• Spanish: efectuar — to do; to effect
• Swedish: utföra — to do; to effect