GRE vocabulary
ordain
to order or decree something officially or by authority
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Questions about “ordain”
Ordain (verb) means to order or decree something officially or by authority
Here is ordain used in an example sentence: "The constitution ordains that no law may be passed without a public hearing."
Common synonyms for ordain include decree, mandate, prescribe.
Antonyms of ordain include revoke, rescind.
Ordain is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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