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   Order , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ordered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Ordering.] [From Order, n.]
   To put in order; to reduce to a methodical arrangement; to arrange in a series, or with reference to an end. Hence, to regulate; to dispose; to direct; to rule.
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   To him that ordereth his conversation aright.
   Ps. 1. 23.
   
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   Warriors old with ordered spear and shield.
   Milton.
   
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   To give an order to; to command; as, to order troops to advance.
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   To give an order for; to secure by an order; as, to order a carriage; to order groceries.
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   (Eccl.) To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry.
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   These ordered folk be especially titled to God.
   Chaucer.
   
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   Persons presented to be ordered deacons.
   Bk. of Com. Prayer.
   
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   Order arms (Mil.), the command at which a rifle is brought to a position with its butt resting on the ground; also, the position taken at such a command.
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   ordered adj.
   having or evincing a systematic arrangement; especially, having elements succeeding in order according to rule; as, an ordered sequence; an ordered pair. Opposite of disordered or unordered. [Narrower terms: abecedarian, alphabetical; consecutive, sequent, sequential, serial, successive ]
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   +PJC
   arranged in order.
   Syn. -- orderly, regulated.
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   in good order.
   Syn. -- so(predicate).
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   disposed or placed in a particular kind of order. Opposite of disarranged.
   Syn. -- arranged.
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   arranged according to a quantitative criterion.
   Syn. -- graded, ranked.
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   +PJC
   marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts.
   Syn. -- consistent, logical, orderly.
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