verb
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To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
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The king commanded his servant to bring him dinner.
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To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.
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to command an army or a ship
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To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.
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he commanded silence
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To dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.
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Bridges commanded by a fortified house. (Motley.)
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To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim.
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A good magistrate commands the respect and affections of the people.
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To hold, to control the use of.
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The fort commanded the bay.
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To have a view, as from a superior position.
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To direct to come; to bestow.