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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dic•tate /v. ˈdɪkteɪt, dɪkˈteɪt; n. ˈdɪkteɪt/USA pronunciation v., -tat•ed, -tat•ing, n. v. [~ + object] - to say or read out loud for another person or a machine to record:She dictated a memo to her secretary.
- to command with great authority;
order forcefully:The victorious nations were able to dictate peace terms.
n. [countable] - an order or command:Usually their dictates are to be obeyed.
- a guiding principle:the dictates of conscience.
See -dict-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dic•tate (v. dik′tāt, dik tāt′;n. dik′tāt),USA pronunciation v., -tat•ed, -tat•ing, n. v.t. - 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.
v.i. - to say or read aloud something to be written down by a person or recorded by a machine.
- to give orders.
n. - an authoritative order or command.
- a guiding or governing principle, requirement, etc.:to follow the dictates of one's conscience.
- Latin dictātus, past participle of dictāre to say repeatedly, prescribe, order, frequentative of dīcere to say
- 1585–95
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bidding, urging, prompting.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dictate vb /dɪkˈteɪt/- to say (messages, letters, speeches, etc) aloud for mechanical recording or verbatim transcription by another person
- (transitive) to prescribe (commands) authoritatively
- (intransitive) to act in a tyrannical manner; seek to impose one's will on others
n /ˈdɪkteɪt/- an authoritative command
- a guiding principle or rule: the dictates of reason
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin dictāre to say repeatedly, order, from dīcere to say |