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Verb ordain has 4 senses

ordain, enact - order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"
--₁ is one way to decree
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
ordain, consecrate, ordinate, order - appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
--₂ is one way to invest, vest, enthrone

Derived forms: noun ordainer₁, noun ordinance₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
ordain - invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month"
--₃ is one way to invest, vest, enthrone

Derived forms: noun ordainer₁, noun ordinance₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
ordain - issue an order
--₄ is one way to decree

Derived form: noun ordinance₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE