| ordain | vt 1. (in Christianity) officially make (so.) a priest, mentahbiskan: he was ~ed in 1976, dia ditahbiskan pd tahun 1976; 2. decree, (by authority) memerintahkan; (by God, fate) mentakdirkan; (by law) mendekrikan: their meeting was ~ed by fate, mereka ditakdirkan bertemu; God has ~ed that it should happen, Tuhan telah mentakdirkan perkara itu berlaku; this is the punishment ~ed by law, inilah hukuman yg didekrikan oleh undang-undang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decrease | vt 1. ordain by decree, mengeluarkan dekri, mendekrikan: the government ~d that imported cars be heavily taxed, kerajaan mengeluarkan dekri bahawa kereta-kereta yg diimport mestilah dikenakan cukai yg tinggi; ordain by fate, divine power, mentakdirkan: fate ~d that he would play an important part in the revolution, telah ditakdirkan dia akan memainkan peranan penting dlm revolusi itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| consecrate | vt 1. make or declare sacred, mentahbiskan, mentakdiskan: the bishop ~d the new church, biskop itu mentakdiskan gereja baru; 2. ordain, mentahbiskan, mentakdiskan: he was ~d Bishop of London, dia ditahbiskan sbg Biskop London; 3. devote, dedicate (os, o’s life) mengabdikan: he ~d his life to the service of God, dia mengabdikan hidupnya kpd Tuhan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |