(a) To establish (a kingdom, college, etc.), found; create (an office); also, organize (a monastery); ~ and founden, founden and ~, establish and endow (an institution); ~ on, establish (the kingdom of the Jews) upon (God); (b) to bring (heaven, the human body, etc.) into a fixed, ordered existence; ordain (a lifespan, the natural order, etc.) by divine decree; also, impose (a condition) [quot. a1500 Chartier]; ?also, make a disposition [quot. a1382]; (c) to institute (a sacrament, practice, etc.); enact (a law, an ordinance, etc.); -- also with that clause, sometimes with grammatical subj. hit; ordeinen and ~; ~ to, provide (a code of law) for (sb.); (d) to prescribe (hours of worship); regulate (an activity); decree (a penalty).

(a) To appoint (a prince, king, etc.); also, create (a tribune); (b) to make (sb. sth.), ordain; appoint (the soul to be sth.); (c) to assign (sb.) a position or function; assign (sb. to be sth.); ?also, install (sb.) in an office [quot. a1470]; ~ in, assign (sb.) to (an office).

(a) To set (sb. or sth.) firmly in place; -- used fig.; also, hold (sth.) firmly in place; also, plant (a tree); (b) to place (soldiers), arrange; settle (sb. in a place).

(a) To postulate (the location of the soul) to be (in blood), declare; also, promulgate (an untruth); (b) to intend (to do sth.), plan; arrange (one's affairs).

(a) To establish order, bring about stability; pacify (a land, the world), bring order to; (b) to stabilize (sight), return to normal; calm (sb. afflicted with tremors).

(a) To make secure (a kingdom, ruler, etc.), protect; reinforce (the law), strengthen; ~ in, to settle (sb.) in possession of (sth.); (b) to strengthen (sb., the heart) morally; also, implant (faith, the nature of Christ) firmly; ~ to, refl. make oneself steadfast in (hope).

Law To assign (property to sb. or an institution) inalienably, amortize.

To corroborate (an opinion), prove; confirm (a purpose, promise, etc.); refl. prove oneself (to be sth.).