dictate to sb
— phrasal verb with dictate uk/dɪkˈteɪt/us/ˈdɪk.teɪt/verb
to tell someone what to do:
Why should anyone dictate to parents on how to raise their children?
I will not be dictated to like that!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Giving orders & commands
- all-points bulletin
- behest
- boss
- bossyboots
- chain of command
- charge
- crack the whip idiom
- defy
- demand
- dun
- enjoin
- expect
- forget
- harry
- lay down the law idiom
- mandate
- order sb around
- overbearing
- prescribed
- steamroller
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