to decree
36
5.3
- verb
- /dɪˈkriː/
- Formal
- And so it was decreed that each year the various districts of Panem would offer up, in tribute, one young man and woman to fight to the death in a pageant of honor, courage, and sacrifice.
- the government decreed
- the president decreed
- the court decreed
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- Supreme Court was going to decree this once and for all.
- Maddie, you need to decree we change something, OK?
- Just as I ordered it, just as I decreed it.
- And the world's don't think we're a joke because I decree it.
- And before he left he decreed that he he would leave the Kingdom to his raw calm.
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- I declare, I decree, I visualize, I see it.
- Talking about and decreeing what you don't want doesn't bring to you what you want.
Examples
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Then in 2000, the government decreed that all private homeowners and public establishments must install wastewater treatment apparatus.
Academic text (2015) -
And in honour of his birthday, His Holiness has decreed a papal pardon for all those who would be executed on this happy day.
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Supreme Court was going to decree this once and for all.
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Thus it has been decreed by the Holy Mother.
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Therefore, I decree, from this day forward, there will be no more Mondays.
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Nothing will happen to us except what God has decreed for us.
Academic text (2015) -
Whatever you decree on earth, whatever you forbid or allow, will be the same in heaven.
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Then, on 20 December 1916, the government decreed that it was going to fix prices for various goods.
Academic text (1996) -
The elders decreed it so that everyone could be equally close to God.
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The mayor will decree new regulations to improve public safety across the city.
Synonyms
937
3.7
To officially tell other people or officials about something
367
4.2
Officially order people to obey a rule or pay money
215
5.0
To give orders that control what other people do
172
5.3
To officially announce something to the public
159
4.7
To make a rule into law by an official vote or order
95
3.7
To make an official decision, often in a court
51
6.7
To decide something in a court case
22
4.2
State an official rule about what people must do
20
8.0
Officially announce a new law or rule so it starts to apply
13
6.9
To officially order something, usually by law or authority
2
8.1
Officially decide something, often in a court
To give a strict official order that people must follow
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
8
7.3
A court-approved agreement that ends a legal case without the accused admitting guilt
- Formal
1
8.1
A way of governing in which a leader makes decisions without parliament's approval
How Official
- Formal
36
5.3
- Formal
153
4.9
312
2.7
∞
1.3
215
5.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word decree comes from the old Latin decernere, which meant 'to decide' and is the same root as the English decide. So to decree something is to make an official decision or order by someone in power.