ˌækt ˈaʊ̯t ɪˈnækt ɔɹˈdeɪn ɔːˈdeɪn ɹi.ɪnækt act out; represent or perform as if in a play She reenacted what had happened earlier that day order by virtue of superior authority; decree The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews the legislature enacted this law in 1985