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- pronunciation:
- le
jih
sleIt
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
legislates, legislating, legislated |
| definition: |
to create a law or laws.
The fundamental purpose of the Congress is to legislate. |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to control or put limits on by legislation.
The government legislates immigration. |
| definition 2: |
to put into law; enact.
The government legislated important reforms soon after it came into power.
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| related words: |
enact |
adverb + (v.)legislate
federally
(v.)legislate
+ adverb
fully
(v.)legislate
+ noun
abortion,
attitude,
ban,
behavior,
bench,
civility,
code,
convenience,
decree,
defeat,
entitlement,
equality,
ethics,
existence,
immigration,
law,
mandate,
measure,
moral,
morality,
protection,
reduction,
reform,
respect,
solution,
stupidity,
taste,
universe,
virtue
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The word legislate
contains the following parts:
leg1
Latin
root
that means law
  Example words:
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
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