From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Legislate \Leg"is*late\ (l[e^]j"[i^]s*l[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Legislated (-l[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Legislating (-l[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [See Legislator.]
To make or enact a law or laws.
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Solon, in legislating for the Athenians, had an idea of
a more perfect constitution than he gave them. --Bp.
Watson (1805).
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
legislate
v 1: make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation;
"They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how
people spend their free time" [syn: legislate, pass]