ordain

ordain someone

(as) something

1. Lit. to establish someone as a priest or minister. In a lovely ceremony, they ordained David as a priest. He was ordained as a priest by a bishop.

2. Fig. to establish someone as something. They ordained the poor old man as a deputy sheriff. Was he duly ordained as a Mercedes mechanic?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kreios	-	Greek Mythology
Naiara	-	Basque
Haroldo	ah-ROL-do (Spanish), ə-RAWL-doo (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese
Dillon	['dilən]
Aracely	-	Spanish
Mojca	-	Slovene, Croatian