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to decree
01
to make an official judgment, decision, or order
Transitive: to decree a decision or order | to decree that
Examples
The king decreed that all citizens must pay taxes by the end of the month.
02
to announce or issue a formal decision or order
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
decree
3rd person singular
decrees
Present participle
decreeing
Past simple
decreed
Past participle
decreed
Examples
The king decreed, signaling his authority over the land.
Decree
01
an official authoritative decision or judgment, especially one made by a government or the ruler of a country
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
decrees
Examples
The king issued a decree establishing a new tax law.
