legislate
verb/ˈledʒɪsleɪt/
/ˈledʒɪsleɪt/
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they legislate | /ˈledʒɪsleɪt/ /ˈledʒɪsleɪt/ |
| he / she / it legislates | /ˈledʒɪsleɪts/ /ˈledʒɪsleɪts/ |
| past simple legislated | /ˈledʒɪsleɪtɪd/ /ˈledʒɪsleɪtɪd/ |
| past participle legislated | /ˈledʒɪsleɪtɪd/ /ˈledʒɪsleɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form legislating | /ˈledʒɪsleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈledʒɪsleɪtɪŋ/ |
- to make a law affecting something
- The King restricted Parliament's power to legislate.
- They promised to legislate to protect people's right to privacy.
- legislate against something The government will legislate against discrimination in the workplace.
- (figurative) You can't legislate against bad luck!
- legislate for something Parliament legislated for a higher minimum wage.
- legislate on something The European Parliament will legislate on further integration.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryLegislate is used with these nouns as the object:- morality
Word Originearly 18th cent.: back-formation from legislation.Definitions on the go
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