- (v.t.) To decree; to establish by legal and authoritative act; to make into a law; especially, to perform the legislative act with reference to (a bill) which gives it the validity of law.
- (v.t.) To act the part of; to represent; to play.
- (n.) Purpose; determination.
- (v.t.) To act; to perform; to do; to effect.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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