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/dɪktˈeɪtəd/ /dˈɪktˌeɪtəd/ /dˈɪktˌeɪtɪd/ Listen

verb

Dictate v. t. (past & past part. dictated; pres. part. dictating)

To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis. "The mind which dictated the Iliad." "Pages dictated by the Holy Spirit."

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. "Whatsoever is dictated to us by God must be believed."

Synonyms: To suggest; prescribe; enjoin; command; point out; urge; admonish.

Dictate v. i.

To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on). "Who presumed to dictate to the sovereign."

To compose literary works; to tell what shall be written or said by another. "Sylla could not skill of letters, and therefore knew not how to dictate."

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Etymology of 'Dictated'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Dictated" Quotes from Famous Books

... dictated his Journal, assures us that he never saw him take so much interest in surrounding scenes and persons, and believes that the complete change helped to mitigate his sufferings in concentrating his attention on other points. ...

— The Essays of Montaigne, Complete • Michel de Montaigne

... to her own house was, no doubt, a blow at her son, to punish him in that he had dictated to her in that matter of the continued entertainment of her guest; but Margaret also felt it to be a blow at her, and resolved that she would escape from the house with as little further delay as might be possible. Beyond this, the evening ...

— Miss Mackenzie • Anthony Trollope

... in her saddle, returning his gaze. He had spoken slowly and deliberately; but without hesitation and without heat. "This is not romance," thought Gertrude, "it's reality." And this feeling it was that dictated her reply, divesting it of romance so effectually as almost to make ...

— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. • Various

... preparing for composting, is to provide proper shelter. This may be done either by means of a shed or by arranging a cellar under the stables, or in any other manner that may be dictated by circumstances. It is no doubt better to have the manure shed enclosed so as to make it an effectual protection; this however is not absolutely necessary if the roof project far enough over the compost to shelter it from the sun's rays ...

— The Elements of Agriculture - A Book for Young Farmers, with Questions Prepared for the Use of Schools • George E. Waring

... made good use of his time and dictated a number of letters to his secretary, a slave he had brought with him to Alexandria, for the use of the pen was to him unendurable labor. The letters were on business, relating to his departure from Cyrenaica and ...

— Uarda • Georg Ebers

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