ordain

//ɔːˈdeɪn//
C1Frequency Level 11Formal
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Verb

ordainInfinitive
ordainPresent tense
ordainedPast tense
ordainedPast participle
ordainingPresent participle
ordainsThird-person singular
1

To officially make someone a priest, minister, or rabbi in a religious ceremony.

He was ordained as a priest last year.

2

To order or decree something officially or by divine will; to establish by law or authority.

The constitution ordains that all citizens have equal rights.

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