Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to mandate
Participle: mandated
Gerund: mandating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | mandate |
| you | mandate |
| he;she;it | mandates |
| we | mandate |
| you | mandate |
| they | mandate |
Perfect
| I | have mandated |
| you | have mandated |
| he;she;it | has mandated |
| we | have mandated |
| you | have mandated |
| they | have mandated |
Past
| I | mandated |
| you | mandated |
| he;she;it | mandated |
| we | mandated |
| you | mandated |
| they | mandated |
Pluperfect
| I | had mandated |
| you | had mandated |
| he;she;it | had mandated |
| we | had mandated |
| you | had mandated |
| they | had mandated |
Future
| I | will mandate |
| you | will mandate |
| he;she;it | will mandate |
| we | will mandate |
| you | will mandate |
| they | will mandate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have mandated |
| you | will have mandated |
| he;she;it | will have mandated |
| we | will have mandated |
| you | will have mandated |
| they | will have mandated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | mandate |
| you | mandate |
| he;she;it | mandate |
| we | mandate |
| you | mandate |
| they | mandate |
Perfect
| I | have mandated |
| you | have mandated |
| he;she;it | have mandated |
| we | have mandated |
| you | have mandated |
| they | have mandated |
Imperfect
| I | mandated |
| you | mandated |
| he;she;it | mandated |
| we | mandated |
| you | mandated |
| they | mandated |
Pluperfect
| I | had mandated |
| you | had mandated |
| he;she;it | had mandated |
| we | had mandated |
| you | had mandated |
| they | had mandated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would mandate |
| you | would mandate |
| he;she;it | would mandate |
| we | would mandate |
| you | would mandate |
| they | would mandate |
Perfect
| I | would have mandated |
| you | would have mandated |
| he;she;it | would have mandated |
| we | would have mandated |
| you | would have mandated |
| they | would have mandated |
Imperative
| you | mandate |
| we | Let's mandate |
| you | mandate |
Verbs conjugated like 'mandate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'mandate'
bandage,
emanate,
emendate,
laniate,
mactate,
man-rate,
manace,
manage,
manducate,
miniate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
First attested in 1623; partly directly borrowed from Latin mandātus (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more), partly from the above noun by metanalysis.
Sample Sentences
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A delegate conference was called, and garages invited to mandate their representatives to vote for or against continuance. [1958, The Spectator:]
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Last June Illinois passed a bill requiring the state to trace sexual partners, […] but mandating the department to preserve the confidentiality of reports. [1987, British Medical Journal:]
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Federal law mandates that at least one nongroup insurer in your state must provide coverage to everyone, regardless of health issues. [2009 March 7, Walecia Konrad, “Hanging On to Health Coverage, if the Job Goes Away”, in The New York Times:]
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As the Superintendent of Austin, TX, schools I have mandated that our kids must be masked when they start school on Tuesday. [2021 August 15, Stephanie Elizalde, “Why I'm Mandating That Austin Schools Must Be Masked When Classes Start”, in Time:]
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The bill seeks to make IVF treatment more affordable by mandating coverage for fertility treatments under employer-sponsored insurance and certain public insurance plans. [2024 June 13, Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, “Senate GOP blocks bill to guarantee access to IVF nationwide”, in CNN:]
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After I have mandated my exercices. [1724, Robert Wodrow, Life of James Wodrow:]
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He [sc. Archbishop Secker] then proceeds to express his disapprobation of what is called Mandating of Sermons, or repeating them from memory. This custom prevails much among foreign Divines, and throughout the whole Church of Scotland. [1796, Charles Simeon, The Gospel Message:]
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He rose and walked his study, ‘mandating’ his opening sentences with appropriate gestures. [1893, Samuel Rutherford Crockett, Stickitt Minister:]
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I had only from that evening at six till Sabbath to mandate my two discourses. [1951, Robert James Drummond, Lest We Forget:]