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Verbs (4)

v. issue an order

v. order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"

order, consecrate

v. appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"

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proclaim, promulgate, exclaim

v. state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"

declare, announce, announce officially

v. announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"

blazon, emblazon, decorate with heraldic arms

v. decorate with heraldic arms

label, judge, pronounce

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

install, put into office

v. put into an office or a position; "the new president was installed immediately after the election"

take, choose, select, make a choice, make a selection, pick out

v. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

frock

v. put a frock on

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