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legislate
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
legislates; legislated; legislating
legislates; legislated; legislating
Learner's definition of LEGISLATE
1
: to make laws制定法律；立法
[no object]
- The state legislated against hunting certain animals. [=the state created laws making it illegal to hunt certain animals]这个州立法禁止捕猎某些动物。
[+ object]
- legislate a new law制定新的法律
2
[+ object] : to control, create, or cause (something) by making laws通过立法实施
- They are attempting to legislate morality.他们试图通过立法来约束道德。
- the need to better legislate foreign trade完善外贸立法的需要
- trying to legislate changes in the current law试图通过法律程序修订现行法律
legislate
verb
leg·is·late ˈle-jə-ˌslāt 
legislated; legislating
: to perform the function of legislation
specifically : to make or enact laws
: to mandate, establish, or regulate by or as if by legislation
Example Sentences
They are attempting to legislate morality. the need to better legislate foreign trade trying to legislate changes in the current law
Recent Examples on the Web Morrison changed the court's old liberal commerce analysis -- where Congress could legislate on anything even vaguely connected to commerce -- and barred Congress from addressing local, non-economic activity. 
Victoria Nourse, CNN, 30 June 2022 Politics is going to remain shaped by Johnson’s battle to get Brexit done, and then his attempt to legislate the victory of that battle, for a long time. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 July 2022 In a red state such as Indiana, Lilly’s statement is also bound to alienate some of its employees and vendors, not to mention some lawmakers who will continue to legislate other issues that affect the company. Ed Silverman, STAT, 12 Aug. 2022 The sloppiness, allowed in these efforts to legislate other people’s bodies, speaks to a broader carelessness. Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 5 July 2022 At its core, Title IX tries to legislate equality, and whether or not that is wholly effective remains to be seen. Amy Bass, CNN, 1 July 2022 In its place is a new clause granting parliament the authority to legislate pregnancy terminations. Erin Cunningham, Washington Post, 24 June 2022 Turid Solvang recalled when Norway was the first country worldwide to legislate a gender-equality component into its Companies Act. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 8 June 2022 Despite the prospective harvest, everyone knew that efforts to legislate Roe as the law of the land were doomed, as the Senate defeat of the Women’s Health Protection Act demonstrated. Andrew Cockburn, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 See More
Victoria Nourse, CNN, 30 June 2022 Politics is going to remain shaped by Johnson’s battle to get Brexit done, and then his attempt to legislate the victory of that battle, for a long time. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 July 2022 In a red state such as Indiana, Lilly’s statement is also bound to alienate some of its employees and vendors, not to mention some lawmakers who will continue to legislate other issues that affect the company. Ed Silverman, STAT, 12 Aug. 2022 The sloppiness, allowed in these efforts to legislate other people’s bodies, speaks to a broader carelessness. Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 5 July 2022 At its core, Title IX tries to legislate equality, and whether or not that is wholly effective remains to be seen. Amy Bass, CNN, 1 July 2022 In its place is a new clause granting parliament the authority to legislate pregnancy terminations. Erin Cunningham, Washington Post, 24 June 2022 Turid Solvang recalled when Norway was the first country worldwide to legislate a gender-equality component into its Companies Act. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 8 June 2022 Despite the prospective harvest, everyone knew that efforts to legislate Roe as the law of the land were doomed, as the Senate defeat of the Women’s Health Protection Act demonstrated. Andrew Cockburn, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
back-formation from legislator
First Known Use
1656, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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