2decree verb
decrees; decreed; decree·ing : to order or decide (something) in an official way [+ obj] ▪ The government decreed a national holiday. ▪ The change was decreed by the President. ▪ The City Council has decreed that all dogs must be kept on a leash. [no obj] ▪ He was favored to win, but fate decreed otherwise. [=it was not his fate to win; he did not win]
