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Ordain Pronunciation
Ordain is pronounced awr-DAYN, IPA /ɔrˈdeɪn/.
awr-DAYN
US /ɔrˈdeɪn/ · UK /ɔːˈdeɪn/
Syllables: awr · DAYN (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To make someone a priest or minister, or to order something officially.
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Ordain in a Sentence
- The church agreed to ordain women in 1994.
- Parliament may ordain a new date for the vote.
- He was ordained the year his father died.
Common Mispronunciations of Ordain
Not AWR-dayn
Weight belongs on the DAYN. The opening awr is a short unstressed step, which is why the word sounds nothing like ordinary.
Not awr-DYN
The ai spells ay, as it does in rain and plain. A long i ending would give you ordine, which is not a word.
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