legislate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪt/

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Verb

Plain form legislate

Third-person singular legislates

Past tense legislated

Past participle legislated

Present participle legislating

1. If you legislate, you create or change a law.

   The government legislated changes to the tax law.

   It's a bad idea to try to legislate how people should spend their money.

Related words

• legislation