ordain
verb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
order by virtue of superior authority; decree
The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews
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Sense 2 verb
appoint to a clerical posts
he was ordained in the Church
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Sense 3 verb
invest with ministerial or priestly authority
The minister was ordained only last month
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Sense 4 verb
issue an order
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | enactment |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | decree |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reenact |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | legislate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ordination |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | consecration |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | consecration |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | social club |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ordainer |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | vest |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | ordination |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | ordainer |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | vest |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | ordinance |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | decree |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | predestine |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | will |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | fate |