decreeing
present participle ofdecree
decree
verb[T]
uk/dɪˈkriː/us/dɪˈkriː/toofficiallydecideororderthat something musthappen:
They decreed an end todiscriminationongroundsofage.
[+ that]After theearthquake, thegovernmentdecreedthatall newbuildingsmust bebuiltaccordingto the newstandards.
Giving orders & commands
- all-points bulletin
- boss
- bossily
- bossiness
- bossyboots
- call forsomeone
- charge
- crack the whipidiom
- defy
- detail
- expect
- harry
- importunate
- lay down the lawidiom
- mandate
- officious
- ordain
- prescribe
- prescribed
- stick out forsomething
Examplesofdecreeing
decreeing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
At the same time, he supported his local allies bydecreeingstates of siege to allow electoral manipulation.
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There might be a case fordecreeingthat fertility treatment for women over 55, for example, should not be allowed.
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It is no use at alldecreeingthat development shall take place irrespective of the national resources which are available to pay for it.
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We are alsodecreeingthat a way of life that has been honoured in this country for centuries should come to an end.
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Parliament does not flinch fromdecreeingheavy penalties for evil crimes.
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They seem to bedecreeingthat this should be the end of long leases, no matter how or when they were arrived at, between whom, or under what circumstances.
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Does he mean retroactivelydecreeingthat everyone serving a given sentence shall be deemed to have been sentenced to half that term, with some prisoners due for release?
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The petition resulted in the conferencedecreeingthe creation of the monument to victims of repressions.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In a revolt of his vassals he intervened to bring peace among them,decreeingthe confiscation of rebel property.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A court of equity indecreeinga constructive trust is bound by no unyielding formula.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He throws a ruby into the sky,decreeingthat the first of his fratricidal sons to recover it will be the new king.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He also imposed discipline and often cooperation among riders, once famouslydecreeingthat there will be no attacks today because tomorrow's stage will be difficult.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, this lies at odds with separate municipal policydecreeingthe location an important strategic site with potential for mixed use development.
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