enact vs reenact what difference

what is difference between enact and reenact

English

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈnækt/
• Rhymes: -ækt

Verb

enact (third-person singular simple present enacts, present participle enacting, simple past and past participle enacted)

1. (transitive, law) to make (a bill) into law
2. (transitive) to act the part of; to play
3. (transitive) to do; to effect

Derived terms

Related terms

• act

Translations

Noun

enact

1. (obsolete) purpose; determination

English

Alternative forms

• re-enact, reënact

Etymology

re- +‎ enact

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹi.ɪnækt/, /ɹi.ənækt/, /ɹi.ɛnækt/

Verb

reenact (third-person singular simple present reenacts, present participle reenacting, simple past and past participle reenacted)

1. To enact again.
2. To recreate an event, especially a historical battle.

Derived terms

• reenactor
• reenactment

Translations

Anagrams

• centare, crenate, enacter, trecena

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