commissioned
kuh-MISH-uhnd/kəˈmɪʃənd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of commission. Use this form for something that already happened.
The town commissioned a new library last spring.
She commissioned a local artist to design the logo.
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- 2Given an official rank or position of authority, especially as a military officer.
Like getting an official badge that says you are now in charge.
A commissioned officer leads the soldiers in this unit.
He is now a commissioned member of the army.
Oppositenoncommissioned, enlisted
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- 3Made or created specially because someone asked for it and paid for it.
Like ordering a cake made just the way you want it.
The commissioned mural took three months to finish.
Each commissioned piece reflects what the buyer wanted.
Oppositeunsolicited
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commissioned is a form of commission
commission, verb: To ask someone to make something special for you, often a work of art. Full entry
- Forms
- commissioncommissions he/she/itcommissioning -ing formcommissioned past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- commission → commissioned: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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