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enable(verb, order, charge, command, authorize)
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enfranchise(verb, authorize)
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entrust(verb, hold, order, give, charge)
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exact(verb, order, place, set, charge)
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force(verb, place, set, charge, rule)
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force upon(expression, order, place, set, charge)
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give orders(expression, idiom, order, set, charge)
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glorify(verb, exalt, deity, consecrate, sanctify)
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govern(verb, state, control, order, run)
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grant(verb, order, give, set, charge)
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inflict(verb, order, place, set, charge)
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justify
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lay down the law(verb, expression, idiom, state, order)
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legitimatize(verb, legalize)
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legitimize(verb, legalize)
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license(verb, order, charge, allow, command)
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make legal(verb, order, decree, enact, prescribe)
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mark out(expression, order, set, charge, check)
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move(verb, hold, go, give, work)
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oblige(verb, order, place, set, charge)
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