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ordain
'ordain' - used as a verb
1. order by virtue of superior authority; decree
The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews
2. appoint to a clerical posts
he was ordained in the Church
3. invest with ministerial or priestly authority
The minister was ordained only last month
4. issue an order

derived forms
1. Ordain / Past
ordained
2. Ordain / Third Person
ordains
3. Ordain / Present Participle
ordaining
Variations of 'ordain'
 
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