🇬🇧🇪🇸 enact - promulgar : English Lesson

Meaning of "enact" ("promulgar"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

To enact something means to take an idea for a rule or law and officially turn it into a real rule that everyone has to follow. When a government enacts a law, it agrees on the rule and makes it active, so people are supposed to obey it from then on.

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Our dog enacted his own rule that any sock left on the floor becomes his chew toy by default.

Grandpa enacted a house rule that anyone who complains about his jokes has to listen to two more of them.

The pirates enacted a ship law that anyone who says “Are we there yet?” must scrub the deck while wearing a rubber duck on their head.

The science club enacted a lab law that any experiment creating a bad smell has to be done outside... far, far outside.

The astronauts enacted a spaceship law that any floating cookie automatically belongs to whoever catches it first.

Children ran across the old river bridge. After one child slipped, the town met to enact a safety law. The council voted to enact a fence, enact warning signs, enact a guard, and enact a strict no jumping rule. Workers enact the plan; the child smiles and the bridge is safe.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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