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1. (v.t.) dictate
to say or read aloud for a person to transcribe or for a machine to record.
2. dictate
to prescribe authoritatively; command unconditionally:
to dictate peace terms to the enemy.
3. (v.i.) dictate
to say or read aloud for transcription.
4. dictate
to give orders.
5. (n.) dictate
an authoritative order or command.
6. dictate
a guiding principle:
the dictates of conscience.
Etymology: (1585–95; < L dictātus, ptp. of dictāre to say repeatedly)
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| Definition of 'dictate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) dictate
an authoritative rule
2. (verb) dictate
a guiding principle
"the dictates of reason"
3. (verb) order, prescribe, dictate
issue commands or orders for
4. (verb) dictate
say out loud for the purpose of recording
"He dictated a report to his secretary"
5. (verb) dictate
rule as a dictator
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1. (verb) dictate
to control or determine what will happen
A salesman's pay is dictated by how much he sells.
2. dictate
to tell sb what to do
We can't dictate what other countries do.
3. dictate
to speak while sb writes down what you say
to dictate a letter to sb
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| Definition of 'dictate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) dictate
to tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis
2. (verb) dictate
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
3. (verb) dictate
to speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on)
4. (verb) dictate
to compose literary works; to tell what shall be written or said by another
5. (verb) dictate
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
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Sense: to say or read out (something) for someone else to write down
He always dictates his letters (to his secretary).
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 Afrikaans: dikteer, voorskryf |
 Arabic: يُمْلي عَلى |
 Bulgarian: диктувам |
 Brazilian: ditar |
 Czech: diktovat |
 German: diktieren |
 Danish: diktere |
 Greek: υπαγορεύω |
 Spanish: dictar |
 Estonian: dikteerima |
 Farsi: دیکته کردن؛ املا کردن |
 Finnish: sanella |
 French: dicter |
 Hebrew: לְהַכתִיב |
 Hindi: आज्ञा देना |
 Croatian: diktirati |
 Hungarian: tollba mond |
 Indonesian: mendiktekan |
 Icelandic: stíla; lesa fyrir |
 Italian: dettare |
 Japanese: 書き取らせる |
 Korean: 받아쓰게 하다 |
 Lithuanian: diktuoti |
 Latvian: diktēt |
 Malay: menyebut supaya dirakam |
 Dutch: dicteren |
 Norwegian: diktere |
 Polish: dyktować |
 Persian: دیکته کردن؛ املا کردن |
 Pashto: ديكټه كول، املاويل: حكم ك |
 Portuguese: ditar |
 Romanian: a dicta |
 Russian: диктовать |
 Slovak: diktovať |
 Slovenian: narekovati |
 Serbian: diktirati |
 Swedish: diktera |
 Thai: บอกให้เขียนตาม |
 Turkish: (söyleyerek) yazdırmak; d |
 Taiwanese: 聽寫，口述 |
 Ukrainian: диктувати |
 Urdu: املا کرنا |
 Vietnamese: đọc cho viết |
 Chinese: 听写，口述 |
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