Synonyms of legislate

legislate

verb

ˈle-jə-ˌslāt 

as in to enact

to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action

wants the Congress to legislate new laws banning the use of these types of weapons

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enact
• pass
• constitute
• approve
• make
• dictate
• ordain
• lay down
• ratify
• authorize
• permit
• sanction
• effect
• proclaim
• bring about
• reenact
• allow
• administer
• execute
• decree
• repass
• confirm

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repeal
• revoke
• rescind
• abolish
• kill
• cancel
• invalidate
• reverse
• nullify
• abrogate
• annul
• void
• overturn

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of legislate

Californians are accustomed to legislating by the ballot and often face a list of propositions. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

The House would legislate by majority vote, while national laws would govern citizens directly. — Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026

The invisible power of the unelected despots of data and tech lords must be diminished; if families cannot control the disaster of digital addiction, states will have to legislate for them. — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

In a sizzling dissent for the court's three liberals, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson castigated the majority for diminishing not just individual religious rights, but the power of Congress to legislate. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 23 June 2026