Synonyms for decree
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : dih-kree |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈkri |
Top 10 synonyms for decree Other synonyms for the word decree
- announce
- behest
- bidding
- charge
- charging
- command
- commandment
- compel
- constrain
- decide
- declaration
- decretum
- demand
- determine
- dictum
- direction
- enactment
- force
- judgment
- law
- lay down the law
- oblige
- ordain
- order
- ordinance
- precept
- prescribe
- prescript
- proclaim
- proclamation
- promulgation
- pronounce
- pronouncement
- put one's foot down
- rap
- read the riot act
- regulation
- require
- rule
- ruling
- say
- set
- statute
- the riot act
- the word
- ukase
Définition of decree
Origin :- early 14c., from Old French decre, variant of decret (12c., Modern French décret), from Latin decretum, neuter of decretus, past participle of decernere "to decree, decide, pronounce a decision," from de- (see de-) + cernere "to separate" (see crisis).
- noun mandate, legal order
- verb order rule or action
- But there was the decree, written in letters of blood and flame.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- It seemed more than a decree of chance that their fates should be intertwined.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- There he was, and there was the decree; he had been taken in France, and his head was demanded.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- It was nothing that the decree bore date since his return to France.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- History is the final tribunal which will decree to everyone what he has deserved.
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- The significance of this decree at such a time cannot be exaggerated.
- Extract from : « The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI » by Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
- He willed that all his bishops should set their hands to this decree.
- Extract from : « The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI » by Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
- By a decree of the 5th of September the death penalty itself was imposed.
- Extract from : « The Paper Moneys of Europe » by Francis W. Hirst
- I call upon you to try these generals in accordance with this decree.
- Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon
- And a decree had been passed, making it illegal to submit any such proposition about the walls.
- Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon
Antonyms for decree
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