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Search phrase: enact

Plays

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HamletHam III.ii.111What did you enact?And what did you enact?
HamletHam III.ii.112I did enact Julius Caesar. I was killedI did enact Iulius Casar, I was kill'd
HamletHam III.ii.207Their own enactures with themselves destroy.Their owne ennactors with themselues destroy:
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.122Enacted wonders with his sword and lance.Enacted wonders with his Sword and Lance.
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.117Hath been enacted through your enmity.Hath beene enacted through your enmitie:
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iv.123Charles, and the rest, it is enacted thus:Charles, and the rest, it is enacted thus:
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.269Though not enacted with your highness' hand;Though not enacted with your highnes hand,
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.345It is enacted in the laws of Venice,It is enacted in the Lawes of Venice,
Richard IIIR3 V.iv.2The King enacts more wonders than a man,The King enacts more wonders then a man,
The TempestTem IV.i.121I have from their confines called to enactI haue from their confines call'd to enact
Titus AndronicusTit IV.ii.117The close enacts and counsels of thy heart.The close enacts and counsels of the hart:

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.529 For lawful policy remains enacted; For lawfull pollicie remaines enacted.

Glossary

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actact out, perform, enact
actenact, enforce, bring about
enactbring about, accomplish, perform
enactpurpose, resolve, resolution
enactdecree, ordain, enter in the records
enactureperformance, fulfilment, execution

Thesaurus

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enactact
enactact

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ACTENACTenact v, enacture n
ENACTBASICsee ACT

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