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dictate

[ verb dik-teyt, dik-teyt; noun dik-teyt ]

verb (used with object)

dictated, dictating.
  1. to say or read (something) aloud for another person to transcribe or for a machine to record:

    to dictate some letters to a secretary.

  2. to prescribe or lay down authoritatively or peremptorily; command unconditionally:

    to dictate peace terms to a conquered enemy.



verb (used without object)

dictated, dictating.
  1. to say or read aloud something to be written down by a person or recorded by a machine.
  2. to give orders.

noun

  1. an authoritative order or command.
  2. a guiding or governing principle, requirement, etc.:

    to follow the dictates of one's conscience.

    Synonyms:

dictate

verb

  1. to say (messages, letters, speeches, etc) aloud for mechanical recording or verbatim transcription by another person
  2. tr to prescribe (commands) authoritatively
  3. intr to act in a tyrannical manner; seek to impose one's will on others
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an authoritative command
  2. a guiding principle or rule

    the dictates of reason

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of dictate1

First recorded in 1585鈥95; from Latin 诲颈肠迟腻迟耻蝉 鈥渟aid repeatedly,鈥 past participle of 诲颈肠迟腻谤别 鈥渢o say repeatedly, order, prescribe,鈥 from 诲墨肠别谤别 鈥渢o say, speak, tell鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of dictate1

C17: from Latin 诲颈肠迟腻谤别 to say repeatedly, order, from 诲墨肠别谤别 to say
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They're even targeting judges whom she has declared to be "low-level leftists who are trying to dictate President Trump's executive powers."

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"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.

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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.

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It's standard practice for teachers to dictate how students address them: First name or last name?

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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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