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reenact

v. enact again; "Congress reenacted the law"

enact, reenact, act out

v. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

model, simulate, reenact

v. create again

stage, present

v. perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"

work, bring, wreak, make for

v. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"

visit, bring down, inflict, impose, cause to be endured

v. impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"

tie, bind, bond with

v. create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"

compel, oblige, obligate

v. force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

pull, commit, perpetrate

v. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"

exercise, exert

v. put to use; "exert one's power or influence"

govern

v. direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"

rule, govern, exercise authority over

v. exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"

direct

v. be in charge of

administer, administrate

v. work in an administrative capacity; supervise; "administer a program"

control, command, have power over, have control over

v. exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

deal, conduct, carry out, carry on

v. direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"

execute, carry out the legalities of

v. as of wills and deeds

run, operate

v. direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"

behave, comport, behave well

v. behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"

perform

v. perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"

adapt, dramatize, dramatise

v. put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"

plant, institute, establish, found, constitute, lay the groundwork for

v. set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"

school, educate

v. give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"

inaugurate, kick off, begin formally

v. commence officially

counterfeit, fake, forge

v. make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"

fake, wangle, fudge, cook, manipulate, falsify, play with, misrepresent, tamper with

v. fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"

copy, simulate, imitate

v. reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"

doctor, sophisticate, adulterate, doctor up

v. alter with the intention to deceive

abuse, misuse, pervert

v. change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"

make, build, construct

v. make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"

fashion, forge

v. make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"

build, establish

v. build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"

plant, institute, establish, found, constitute, lay the groundwork for

v. set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"

illustrate

v. depict with an illustration

parody, spoof

v. make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers"

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