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
Examples of legislate in a Sentence
They are attempting to legislate morality.
the need to better legislate foreign trade
trying to legislate changes in the current law
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Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2025
This Waymo war in Santa Monica is an example of how humans are still trying to figure out how to live alongside and legislate technology in this nascent age of artificial intelligence.
—Nick Watt, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
There is a growing trend in Sacramento to legislate around rare or high-profile exceptions, rather than the rule.
—Brian W Jones, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
What happens next will depend on whether that report remains available, whether the courts embrace its logic, and whether Congress steps in to legislate a framework for AI and copyright in the coming months.
—Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for legislate
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legislate
verb
leg·is·late
ˈlej-ə-ˌslāt
legislated; legislating
1
: to make laws
the constitutional power to legislate
2
: to cause, establish, or regulate by legislation
legislating foreign trade
Legal Definition
legislate
verb
leg·is·late
ˈle-jəs-ˌlāt
legislated; legislating
: to perform the function of legislation
specifically
: to make or enact laws
: to cause, create, provide, or bring about by legislation
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