LEGISLATE Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word legislate. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for LEGISLATE
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| pass | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective • of advancing the ball by throwing it noun • (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls • (military) a written leave of absence • (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate • the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks • any authorization to pass or go somewhere • a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions • a flight or run by an aircraft over a target • a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs • a difficult juncture • one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer) • an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent • a permit to enter or leave a military installation • a complimentary ticket • a usually brief attempt • (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team • success in satisfying a test or requirement verb • go across or through • move past • make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation • for time to move forward • place into the hands or custody of • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point • travel past • come to pass • go unchallenged; be approved • use up a period of time in a specific way • pass over, across, or through • transmit information • disappear gradually • go successfully through a test or a selection process • be superior or better than some standard • accept or judge as acceptable • allow to go without comment or censure • transfer to another; of rights or property • pass into a specified state or condition; sink into • throw (a ball) to another player • be inherited by • cause to pass • grant authorization or clearance for • pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life • eliminate from the body | ||||||||
| decree | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) verb • issue a decree • decide with authority | ||||||||
| enact | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • order by virtue of superior authority; decree • act out; represent or perform as if in a play | ||||||||
| establish | verbv | |||||||
verb • set up or found • set up or lay the groundwork for • establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment • institute, enact, or establish • bring about • place • build or establish something abstract • use as a basis for; found on | ||||||||
| frame | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the framework for a pair of eyeglasses • a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film • alternative names for the body of a human being • (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat • a single drawing in a comic strip • an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently • a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning • the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal • the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape • a structure supporting or containing something • a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror • one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided verb • enclose in or as if in a frame • enclose in a frame, as of a picture • take or catch as if in a snare or trap • formulate in a particular style or language • make up plans or basic details for • construct by fitting or uniting parts together | ||||||||
| make | verbv | |||||||
noun • a recognizable kind • the act of mixing cards haphazardly verb • engage in • give certain properties to something • make or cause to be or to become • cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner • give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally • create or manufacture a man-made product • make, formulate, or derive in the mind • compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way • create by artistic means • earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages • create or design, often in a certain way • to compose or represent • reach a goal • be or be capable of being changed or made into • make by shaping or bringing together constituents • perform, produce, or carry out • make by combining materials and parts • change from one form into another • act in a certain way so as to acquire • charge with a function; charge to be • achieve a point or goal • reach a destination, either real or abstract • institute, enact, or establish • carry out or commit • form by assembling individuals or constituents • organize or be responsible for • put in order or neaten • head into a specified direction • have a bowel movement • undergo fabrication or creation • be suitable for • add up to • amount to • constitute the essence of • appear to begin an activity • proceed along a path • reach in time • gather and light the materials for • prepare for eating by applying heat • induce to have sex • assure the success of • represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like • consider as being • calculate as being • cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable • favor the development of • develop into • behave in a certain manner • eliminate urine | ||||||||
