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past tense of commission
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2
to give official or legal power to
- was commissioned lieutenant
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- approved,
- cleared,
- credentialed
- (also credentialled),
- endorsed
- (also indorsed),
- OK'd
- (or okayed),
- sanctioned
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3
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to
- was commissioned to do the biography
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4
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
- commissioned him to head the office of veterans affairs
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“Commissioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commissioned. Accessed 17 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of commissioned was in 1612
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