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- dictate⇄dictate, verb, -tated,-tating,noun.
- dictate⇄noun a direction or order that is to be carried out or obeyed.
Ex. the dictates of a ruler, the dictates of common sense. An honest man follows the dictates of his conscience.
(SYN) command. - dictate⇄v.i. 1. to say or read something to be written down.
Ex. The businessman dictated to his secretary.
2. to speak with authority; make others do what one says; lay down the law; give orders.
Ex. Big nations sometimes dictate to little on - dictate⇄v.t. 1. to say or read (something) aloud for another person or persons to write down.
Ex. The teacher dictated a spelling list. A businessman often dictates letters to his secretary.
2. to command with authority; order in clear and definite