{
    "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."
}