| dictate | To compose literary works; to tell what shall be written or said by another | en |
| 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 | en |
| dictate | say (something) aloud for someone to write down; command, order fiil | en |
| dictate | a guiding principle; "the dictates of reason" | en |
| dictate | To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on) | en |
| 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 | en |
| dictate | To speak in order for someone to write down the words | en |
| dictate | To order, command, control | en |
| dictate | An order or command | en |
| dictate | To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis | en |
| dictate | rule as a dictator | en |
| dictate | say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary" | en |
| dictate | If one thing dictates another, the first thing causes or influences the second thing. The film's budget dictated a tough schedule Of course, a number of factors will dictate how long an apple tree can survive Circumstances dictated that they played a defensive rather than attacking game | en |
| dictate | a guiding principle; "the dictates of reason" say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary" rule as a dictator | en |
| dictate | If you dictate something, you say or read it aloud for someone else to write down. Sheldon writes every day of the week, dictating his novels in the morning | en |
| dictate | ruling principle; command, decree isim | en |
| dictate | You say that reason or common sense dictates that a particular thing is the case when you believe strongly that it is the case and that reason or common sense will cause other people to agree. Commonsense now dictates that it would be wise to sell a few shares | en |
| dictate | If someone dictates to someone else, they tell them what they should do or can do. What right has one country to dictate the environmental standards of another? He cannot be allowed to dictate what can and cannot be inspected What gives them the right to dictate to us what we should eat? The officers were more or less able to dictate terms to successive governments | en |
| dictate | A dictate is an order which you have to obey. Their job is to ensure that the dictates of the Party are followed | en |
| dictate | issue commands or orders for | en |
| dictate | an authoritative rule | en |
| dictate | Dictates are principles or rules which you consider to be extremely important. We have followed the dictates of our consciences and have done our duty. an order, rule, or principle that you have to obey dictate of | en |
| dictated | past of dictate | en |
| dictated | determined or decided upon as by an authority; "date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching" | en |
| dictates | plural of dictate | en |
| dictates | third-person singular of dictate | en |
| dictating | present participle of dictate | en |