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- Dictionarylegislate/ˈlɛdʒɪsleɪt/
verb
- 1. make or enact laws: "they legislated against discrimination in the workplace"
- 2. provide or prepare for (an occurrence): "you cannot legislate for bad luck like that"
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formal uk / ˈledʒ.ɪ.sleɪt / us / ˈledʒ.ə.sleɪt / Add to word list. If a government legislates, it makes a new law: They promised to legislate against cigarette advertising. It's hard to legislate for (= make a law that will protect) the ownership of an idea. Compare. pass verb (APPROVE) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
specifically : to make or enact laws. transitive verb. : to mandate, establish, or regulate by or as if by legislation. Synonyms. constitute. enact. lay down. make. ordain. pass. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of legislate in a Sentence.
Legislate definition: to exercise the function of legislation; make or enact laws.. See examples of LEGISLATE used in a sentence.
To legislate is to make laws. If you thought there should be a law that all money should be pink instead of green, you might write to your congresswoman with a suggestion to legislate your idea. Formal government bodies legislate.
Definition of legislate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
legislate in American English. (ˈledʒɪsˌleit) (verb -lated, -lating) intransitive verb. 1. to exercise the function of legislation; make or enact laws. transitive verb. 2. to create, provide, or control by legislation. attempts to legislate morality.
formal us / ˈledʒ.ə.sleɪt / uk / ˈledʒ.ɪ.sleɪt / Add to word list. If a government legislates, it makes a new law: They promised to legislate against cigarette advertising. It's hard to legislate for (= make a law that will protect) the ownership of an idea. Compare. pass verb (APPROVE) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
v. leg·is·lat·ed, leg·is·lat·ing, leg·is·lates. v.intr. To draft or enact laws. v.tr. 1. To draft or enact (a law). 2. To bring about, establish, or influence by means of legislation: legislate safety standards; legislate social attitudes. [Back-formation from legislator .]
legislate meaning, definition, what is legislate: to make a law about something: Learn more.
verb [ I ] uk / ˈledʒɪsleɪt / us. Add to word list. If a government legislates, it makes a new law: We believe it is possible to legislate against racism. It's hard to legislate for (= make a law that will protect) the ownership of an idea. (Definition of legislate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
