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dictate
verb
(dic-tate)
issue commands or orders for
Synonyms:
order
,
prescribe
,
dictate
noun
(dic-tate)
a guiding principle
Examples:
The dictates of reason.
dictate
noun
(dic-tate)
an authoritative rule
dictate
verb
(dic-tate)
rule as a dictator
dictate
verb
(dic-tate)
say out loud for the purpose of recording
Examples:
He dictated a report to his secretary.
Words Related to
dictate
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prescribe
,
order
,
determines
,
decide
,
dominate
,
stipulate
,
define
,
determine
,
govern
,
determining
,
impose
,
tell
,
enforce
,
compel
,
oblige
,
indicate
,
instruct
,
set
,
foist
,
establish
,
make
,
necessitate
,
require
,
steer
,
dictation
,
diktat
,
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,
enact
,
imposing
,
ordain
,
render
,
promulgate
,
pass
,
deliver
,
identify
,
write
,
lay
,
drive
,
issue
,
pronounce
,
demand
,
grant
,
writs
,
diktats
,
alter
,
predetermine
,
micromanage
,
constrain
,
deviate
,
regulate
,
conform
,
prevail
,
legislate
,
interpret
,
adhere
,
depend
,
adjust
,
affect
,
impinge
,
supersede
,
vary
,
circumscribe
,
preordain
,
ignore
,
interfere
,
restrict
,
manipulate
,
meddle
,
fluctuate
,
usurp
,
defy
,
diverge
,
pleases
,
misapprehend
,
know
,
choose
,
distort
,
change
,
revert
,
compartmentalise
,
overwhelm
,
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,
influencing
,
trample
,
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,
hinge
,
intrude
,
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,
monopolize
,
reflect
,
overrule
,
understand
,
readjust
,
predict
,
modify
,
pussyfoot
,
oversway
,
analogize
,
exert
,
reshape
,
dictate
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