ordain
A. -transitive verb
1. (=order) ordenar, decretar
[God] mandar, disponer
·it was ordained that ...
·se dispuso que ...
2. (religion) ordenar
·to ordain somebody priest
·ordenar a somebody, someone sacerdote
·to be ordained
·ordenarse
B. -intransitive verb mandar, disponer
·as God ordains
·segúnoun manda Dios, como Dios manda