To set forth expressly and authoritatively

• prescribe

  1. To set down as a rule, law, or direction:
  2. To order the use of (a medicine or other treatment).
  3. To establish rules, laws, or directions.

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  1. To set down as a rule, law, or direction:
  2. To order the use of (a medicine or other treatment).
  3. To establish rules, laws, or directions.

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• lay down

  1. To give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon), usually by placing it on the ground.
  2. To intentionally take a fall while riding a motorcycle, in order to prevent a more serious collision.
  3. To specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate (rules or policies).

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  1. To give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon), usually by placing it on the ground.
  2. To intentionally take a fall while riding a motorcycle, in order to prevent a more serious collision.
  3. To specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate (rules or policies).

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• impose

  1. To establish or apply as compulsory; levy:
  2. To bring about by authority or force; force to prevail:
  3. To obtrude or force (oneself, for example) on another or others.

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  1. To establish or apply as compulsory; levy:
  2. To bring about by authority or force; force to prevail:
  3. To obtrude or force (oneself, for example) on another or others.

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• fix

  1. To correct or set right; adjust:
  2. To restore to proper condition or working order; repair:
  3. To make ready for a specific purpose, as by altering or combining elements; prepare:

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  1. To correct or set right; adjust:
  2. To restore to proper condition or working order; repair:
  3. To make ready for a specific purpose, as by altering or combining elements; prepare:

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• dictate

  1. To say or read aloud to be recorded or written by another:
  2. To prescribe with authority; impose:
  3. To control or command:

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  1. To say or read aloud to be recorded or written by another:
  2. To prescribe with authority; impose:
  3. To control or command:

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• decree

  1. An authoritative order having the force of law.
  2. The judgment of a court of equity.
  3. The judgment of a court.

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  1. An authoritative order having the force of law.
  2. The judgment of a court of equity.
  3. The judgment of a court.

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To establish

• appoint

  1. To select or designate to fill an office or a position:
  2. To fix or set by authority or by mutual agreement:
  3. To furnish; equip:

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  1. To select or designate to fill an office or a position:
  2. To fix or set by authority or by mutual agreement:
  3. To furnish; equip:

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• institute

  1. To establish, organize, or introduce:
  2. To initiate; begin:
  3. To establish or invest (someone) in an office or position.

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  1. To establish, organize, or introduce:
  2. To initiate; begin:
  3. To establish or invest (someone) in an office or position.

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• install

  1. To connect or set in position and prepare for use:
  2. To induct into an office, rank, or position:
  3. To settle in an indicated place or condition; establish:

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  1. To connect or set in position and prepare for use:
  2. To induct into an office, rank, or position:
  3. To settle in an indicated place or condition; establish:

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To destine

• intend

  1. To have in mind; plan:
  2. To design for a specific purpose:
  3. To have in mind for a particular use:

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  1. To have in mind; plan:
  2. To design for a specific purpose:
  3. To have in mind for a particular use:

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• foreordain

  1. To determine or appoint beforehand; predestine.

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  1. To determine or appoint beforehand; predestine.

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• determine

  1. To establish or ascertain definitely, as after consideration, investigation, or calculation:
  2. To give direction to by making decisions; devise or control:
  3. To decide or settle (a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively.

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  1. To establish or ascertain definitely, as after consideration, investigation, or calculation:
  2. To give direction to by making decisions; devise or control:
  3. To decide or settle (a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively.

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To invest with priestly functions

• invest

  1. To commit (money or capital) in order to gain a financial return:
  2. To spend or devote for future advantage or benefit:
  3. To devote morally or psychologically, as to a purpose; commit:

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  1. To commit (money or capital) in order to gain a financial return:
  2. To spend or devote for future advantage or benefit:
  3. To devote morally or psychologically, as to a purpose; commit:

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• delegate

  1. A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy or agent.
  2. A representative to a conference or convention.
  3. A member of a House of Delegates, the lower house of the Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia legislature.

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  1. A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy or agent.
  2. A representative to a conference or convention.
  3. A member of a House of Delegates, the lower house of the Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia legislature.

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• frock

  1. A woman's dress.
  2. A long loose outer garment, as that worn by artists and craftspeople; a smock.
  3. A woolen garment formerly worn by sailors; a jersey.

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  1. A woman's dress.
  2. A long loose outer garment, as that worn by artists and craftspeople; a smock.
  3. A woolen garment formerly worn by sailors; a jersey.

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• anoint

  1. To apply oil, ointment, or a similar substance to.
  2. To put oil on during a religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
  3. To choose by or as if by divine intervention.

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  1. To apply oil, ointment, or a similar substance to.
  2. To put oil on during a religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
  3. To choose by or as if by divine intervention.

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• consecrate

  1. To declare or set apart as sacred:
  2. To sanctify (bread and wine) for Eucharistic use through a ritual regarded by some Christian churches as effecting transubstantiation.
  3. To initiate (a priest) into the order of bishops.

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  1. To declare or set apart as sacred:
  2. To sanctify (bread and wine) for Eucharistic use through a ritual regarded by some Christian churches as effecting transubstantiation.
  3. To initiate (a priest) into the order of bishops.

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• confer holy orders upon

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• install

  1. To connect or set in position and prepare for use:
  2. To induct into an office, rank, or position:
  3. To settle in an indicated place or condition; establish:

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  1. To connect or set in position and prepare for use:
  2. To induct into an office, rank, or position:
  3. To settle in an indicated place or condition; establish:

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