Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb enact

2 senses of enact

Sense 1
ordain, enact -- (order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985")
       => decree -- (issue a decree; "The King only can decree")

Sense 2
enact, reenact, act out -- (act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day")
       => act, play, represent -- (play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master")