command

/kəˈmɑːnd/ verb formal

Definition

CONTROL [T] › to control someone or something and tell them what to do: He commanded the armed forces.

ORDER [I, T] › to order someone to do something: [+ to do sth] The officer commanded his men to shoot.

command attention/loyalty/respect, etc › to deserve and get attention, loyalty, respect, etc from other people

(Definition of command verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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