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dictate
[ verb dik-teyt, dik-teyt; noun dik-teyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to say or read (something) aloud for another person to transcribe or for a machine to record:
to dictate some letters to a secretary.
- to prescribe or lay down authoritatively or peremptorily; command unconditionally:
to dictate peace terms to a conquered enemy.
verb (used without object)
- to say or read aloud something to be written down by a person or recorded by a machine.
- to give orders.
noun
- an authoritative order or command.
- a guiding or governing principle, requirement, etc.:
to follow the dictates of one's conscience.
Synonyms:
dictate
verb
- to say (messages, letters, speeches, etc) aloud for mechanical recording or verbatim transcription by another person
- tr to prescribe (commands) authoritatively
- intr to act in a tyrannical manner; seek to impose one's will on others
noun
- an authoritative command
- a guiding principle or rule
the dictates of reason
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 诲颈肠顎僼补迟路颈苍驳路濒测 adverb
- 尘颈蝉路诲颈肠顎僼补迟路别诲 adjective
- 辫谤别路诲颈肠顎僼补迟别 verb (used with object) predictated predictating
- 谤别路诲颈肠顎僼补迟别 verb redictated redictating
- 耻苍路诲颈肠顎僼补迟路别诲 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of dictate1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of dictate1
Example Sentences
They're even targeting judges whom she has declared to be "low-level leftists who are trying to dictate President Trump's executive powers."
"It's probably the only festival that's dependent on air pressure, which dictates how far the tide goes out and how long we can stay on the sandbar," he said.
It also alleges that the anti-DEI directives compromise the quality of the program by preventing it from effectively fulfilling the 鈥渄iverse needs鈥 of its families as dictated by the Head Start Act.
It's standard practice for teachers to dictate how students address them: First name or last name?
The guidelines don't dictate what a driver in his situation should do, but taking the lead back by going off track is not an option.
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