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ordain

verb /ɔrdeɪn/ 2 syllables 6 letters Scrabble 7 WWF 8
Definitions
verb

order by virtue of superior authority; decree

“The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews”

verb

appoint to a clerical posts

“he was ordained in the Church”

verb

invest with ministerial or priestly authority

“The minister was ordained only last month”

verb

issue an order

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