legislate
legislate v. (1)立法；制定或通过法律；履行立法职责 (2)用立法规定、创设、实现或取消某事物；通过立法进行控制 该词在19世纪以前极少使用。在此前，制定法律一词使用的是enact或者ordain。
LEGISLATE
legislate
legislate, vb. 1. To make or enact laws (the role of our lawmakers is to legislate, not to adjudicate). 2. To bring (something) into or out of existence by making laws; to attempt to control (something) by legislation ( virtually every attempt to legislate morality has failed).