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Verb: legislate  'le-ji`sleyt
  1. Make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
    "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time"
    - pass

Derived forms: legislating, legislates, legislated

See also: legislation, legislative, legislator, legislature

Type of: enact, ordain

Encyclopedia: Legislate