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legislate

Syllabification: (leg·is·late)

Pronunciation: /ˈlejəˌslāt/

Translate legislate | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

Definition of legislate

verb

[no object]

make or enact laws:he didn’t want to name anyone to the Court who would legislate from the bench
[with object] cover, affect, or create by making or enacting laws:Congress must legislate strong new laws