To decree.
To prearrange unalterably.
To predestine.
To admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.
To pass judgment.
To pronounce dead.
To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.
To sound like.
To produce the components of speech.
To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.
To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate.
To read aloud.