Legislate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To create or pass laws.
  • v. To create or bring about by or as if by legislation.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To pass laws (including the amending or repeal of existing laws).
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To make or enact a law or laws.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To act upon or effect by means of legislation; determine by enactment: as, to legislate a man out of office (as by abolishing the office or changing its tenure); to legislate a corporation into existence.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
    • Verb Form
    legislated    legislates    legislating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ordain    enact   
     
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