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What is the verb for mandatory?

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mandate
  1. to authorize
  2. to make mandatory
  3. Synonyms:
      4. order, command, direct, dictate, decree, ordain, call, instruct, require, authorise, authorize, assign, enjoin, charge, demand, bid, commission, tell, adjure, compel, prescribe, request, appoint, rule, delegate, ask, oblige, requisition, exact, put your foot down, warn, give the order to, give orders to, pronounce, set, nominate, boss around, give the command to, impose, elect, choose, proclaim, declare, lay down, announce, depute, summon, deputize, lay down the law, call on … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “If this court orders counsel appointed in certain cases, it will mandate that counsel be paid from public funds.”
mandated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of mandate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. ordered, commanded, directed, dictated, decreed, ordained, called, instructed, required, authorised, authorized, assigned, bid, enjoined, charged, demanded, put your foot down, set, commissioned, told, adjured, compelled, prescribed, requested, appointed, ruled, bade, delegated, asked, obliged, set down, requisitioned, exacted, read the riot act, warned, pronounced, nominated, bossed around, set up, imposed, elected, proclaimed, declared, laid down, announced, deputed, summoned, deputized, laid down the law, called on … more
mandates
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mandate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. orders, commands, directs, dictates, decrees, ordains, calls, instructs, requires, authorises, authorizes, assigns, enjoins, charges, demands, bids, commissions, tells, adjures, compels, prescribes, requests, appoints, rules, delegates, asks, obliges, requisitions, exacts, puts your foot down, warns, gives orders to, gives the order to, pronounces, sets, nominates, bosses around, gives the command to, imposes, elects, chooses, proclaims, declares, lays down, announces, deputes, summons, deputizes, lays down the law, calls on … more
mandating
  1. present participle of mandate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. ordering, commanding, directing, dictating, decreeing, ordaining, calling, instructing, requiring, authorising, authorizing, assigning, enjoining, charging, demanding, bidding, commissioning, telling, adjuring, compelling, prescribing, requesting, appointing, ruling, delegating, asking, obliging, requisitioning, exacting, putting your foot down, warning, giving the order to, giving orders to, pronouncing, setting, nominating, bossing around, giving the command to, imposing, electing, choosing, proclaiming, declaring, laying down, announcing, deputing, summoning, deputizing, laying down the law, calling on … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “One-size-fits-all standardized tests are driving curricula, and top-down reforms are mandating lockstep procedures for classroom instructors.”
      “Militaries want laws regarding cyber weapons, laws enabling wholesale surveillance, and laws mandating an Internet kill switch.”
      “In addition, California is one of only two states mandating a two-thirds supermajority of both legislative bodies to pass a budget.”
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