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dictate Definition and Meaning in English (dictate definition)

verb
Synonyms:commandorderprescribe
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Dictate definition: To lay down authoritatively; to prescribe or command with authority.

Definitions of Dictate

  1. 1verb

    To lay down authoritatively; to prescribe or command with authority.

  2. 2verb

    To say or read aloud words to be typed, written down, or recorded by another person.

Example Sentences

formal

“The general will dictate the terms of surrender.”

casual

“She used to dictate letters to her secretary every morning.”

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Inflected Word Forms

third person singulardictates
past tensedictated
present participledictating
noundictation
agent noundictator

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Dictate definition: To lay down authoritatively; to prescribe or command with authority.
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'Dictate' translates to 'dictate' in English. Dictate definition: To lay down authoritatively; to prescribe or command with authority.
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