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Webster 1913 Edition
Legislate
Leg′is-late
(lĕj′ĭs-lāt)
, Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Legislated
(-lāˊtĕd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Legislating
(-lāˊtĭng)
.] [See
Legislator
.] To make or enact a law or laws.
Solon, in
legislating
for the Athenians, had an idea of a more perfect constitution than he gave them. Bp. Watson (1805).
Webster 1828 Edition
Legislate
LEG'ISLATE
,Verb.
I.
To make or enact a law or laws. It is a question whether it is expedient to legislate at present on the subject. Let us not legislate, when we have no power to enforce our laws.
Definition 2024
legislate
legislate
English
Verb
legislate (third-person singular simple present legislates, present participle legislating, simple past and past participle legislated)
- To pass laws (including the amending or repeal of existing laws).
- If they can't get people to do the right thing by talking then they will try to legislate it, then they can try to enforce the statutes.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
to pass laws
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