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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
dictate
n 1: an authoritative rule
2: a guiding principle; "the dictates of reason"
v 1: issue commands or orders for [syn: order, prescribe,
dictate]
2: say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a
report to his secretary"
3: rule as a dictator
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Dictate \Dic"tate\, n. [L. dictatum. See Dictate, 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.
[1913 Webster]
I credit what the Grecian dictates say. --Prior.
Syn: Command; injunction; direction suggestion; impulse;
admonition.
[1913 Webster]
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Dictate \Dic"tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dictated; p. pr. & vb.
n. Dictating.] [L. dictatus, p. p. of dictare, freq. of
dicere to say. See Diction, and cf. Dight.]
1. To tell or utter so that another may write down; to
inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an
amanuensis.
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The mind which dictated the Iliad. --Wayland.
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Pages dictated by the Holy Spirit. --Macaulay.
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2. 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.
[1913 Webster]
Whatsoever is dictated to us by God must be
believed. --Watts.
Syn: To suggest; prescribe; enjoin; command; point out; urge;
admonish.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Dictate \Dic"tate\, v. i.
1. To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions
(on).
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Who presumed to dictate to the sovereign.
--Macaulay.
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2. To compose literary works; to tell what shall be written
or said by another.
[1913 Webster]
Sylla could not skill of letters, and therefore knew
not how to dictate. --Bacon.
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Thesaurus Results for Dictate:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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