Dictate

Definition:

  • (v. t.) To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis.
  • (v. t.) To say; to utter; to communicate authoritatively; to deliver (a command) to a subordinate; to declare with authority; to impose; as, to dictate the terms of a treaty; a general dictates orders to his troops.
  • (v. i.) To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on).
  • (v. i.) To compose literary works; to tell what shall be written or said by another.
  • (v. t.) A statement delivered with authority; an order; a command; an authoritative rule, principle, or maxim; a prescription; as, listen to the dictates of your conscience; the dictates of the gospel.

Compare dictate with other words:

dictate vs. dictated

dictate vs. nictate

dictate vs. suggest

dictate vs. dominant

define vs. dictate

dictate vs. influence

decide vs. dictate

dictate vs. edict

commandment vs. dictate

decree vs. dictate

coerce vs. dictate

dictate vs. predict

dictate vs. represent

determine vs. dictate

dictate vs. dominate

dictate vs. prescript

demonstration vs. dictate

demand vs. dictate

dictate vs. dictation

dictate vs. write

dictate vs. speak

command vs. dictate

dictate vs. order

dictate vs. regulate

dictate vs. variable

dictate vs. spot

dictate vs. dictator

control vs. dictate

dictate vs. diction