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Dictate

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Noun

1. dictate

an authoritative rule

2. dictate

a guiding principle

Example Sentences:
'the dictates of reason'

Verb

3. dictate, order, prescribe

issue commands or orders for

4. dictate

say out loud for the purpose of recording

Example Sentences:
'He dictated a report to his secretary'

5. dictate

rule as a dictator

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dictate

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verb (dɪkˈteɪt )
1. 
to say (messages, letters, speeches, etc) aloud for mechanical recording or verbatim transcription by another person
2. (transitive)
to prescribe (commands) authoritatively
3. (intransitive)
to act in a tyrannical manner; seek to impose one's will on others
noun (ˈdɪkteɪt )
4. 
an authoritative command
5. 
a guiding principle or rule
the dictates of reason

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Dictate

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verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈdicˌtated or ˈdicˌtating
1. 
to speak or read (something) aloud for someone else to write down
2. 
to prescribe or command forcefully
3. 
to impose or give (orders) with or as with authority
4. 
to give (orders or instructions) arbitrarily
noun
5. 
an authoritative command
6. 
a guiding principle or requirement
the dictates of conscience

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Dictate

see synonyms of dictate
v. dic·tat·ed, dic·tat·ing, dic·tates
v.tr.
1. To say or read aloud to be recorded or written by another: dictate a letter.
2.
a. To prescribe with authority; impose: dictated the rules of the game.
b. To control or command: "Foreign leaders were ... dictated by their own circumstances, bound by the universal imperatives of politics" (Doris Kearns Goodwin).
v.intr.
1. To say or read aloud material to be recorded or written by another: dictated for an hour before leaving for the day.
2. To issue orders or commands.
n. (dĭktāt′)
1. A directive; a command.
2.
a. An underlying constraint: "These men make numerous decisions affecting how they organize their lives according to the dictates of time and place" (William Marsiglio).
b. A guiding principle: followed the dictates of my conscience.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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