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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary leg·is·late (-lat·ed ; -lat·ing) ETYMOLOGY back-formation from legislator DATE 1805 intransitive verb : to perform the function of legislation; specifically : to make or enact laws transitive verb : to mandate, establish, or regulate by or as if by legislation English Etymology legislate 1805, back formation from legislation, etc. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 legislate le·gis·late / 5ledVisleit / verb[V] ~ (for / against / on sth) (formal) to make a law affecting sth 制订法律；立法: The government will legislate against discrimination in the workplace. 政府将制订法律,在工作场所禁止歧视。 (figurative) You can't legislate against bad luck! 你无法用立法手段来阻止恶运！ They promised to legislate to protect people's right to privacy. 他们承诺立法保护公民的隐私权。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged leg·is·late \ˈlejə̇ˌslāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: back-formation from legislator intransitive verb : to perform the function of legislation : make or enact laws < whether Congress has a right to investigate in fields where the Constitution forbids it to legislate — Elmer Davis > < allowed to legislate for themselves — J.A.Froude > transitive verb : to cause, create, or bring about by legislation < morality cannot be legislated — B.G.Gallagher > < proceed to legislate a better world into being — Lloyd Harrington > < legislated some of its own members into seats in a new legislature — R.M.Dawson > |
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