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verb
- 1. state or order authoritatively: "the tsar's attempts to dictate policy" Similar
- 2. say or read aloud (words to be typed, written down, or recorded on tape): "I have four letters to dictate" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an order or principle that must be obeyed: "the dictates of fashion" Similar
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Learn the meaning of dictate as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, phrasal verbs and examples. Find out how to pronounce dictate and how to use it in different contexts.
- English (US)
DICTATE meaning: 1. to give orders, or tell someone exactly...
- Dictate: Arabic Translation
DICTATE translate: يُمْلي. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Dictate: Korean Translation
DICTATE translate: 받아쓰게 하다. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Dictate: Thai Translation
dictate translate: บอกให้เขียนตาม, ควบคุม, สั่งการ. Learn...
- Dictate in Spanish
DICTATE translate: imponer, estabelecer, dictar, dictado,...
- Znaczenie Dictate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
DICTATE definicja: 1. to give orders, or tell someone...
- Traditional
DICTATE translate: 下命令, 命令,下(令);決定,規定, 影響;決定;要求, 說, 口述,口授,...
- Dictate: Italian Translation
dictate translate: dettare, dettare, dettare, comandare....
- English (US)
Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb and noun dictate. Dictate can mean to speak words to be transcribed, to issue orders, or to command with authority.
Learn the meaning of dictate as a verb and a noun, with examples of how to use it in different contexts. Find out how to pronounce dictate and see translations in other languages.
Dictate definition: to say or read (something) aloud for another person to transcribe or for a machine to record. See examples of DICTATE used in a sentence.
In a very different meaning, dictate means to say something out loud to a person or into a machine so it can be recorded. Up until fairly recently, bosses dictated letters and reports to secretaries who wrote them down.
If you dictate something, you say or read it aloud for someone else to write down.
Learn the meaning and usage of the verb and noun dictate, which can mean to say or read aloud for recording, to prescribe or command, or to follow a rule or principle. See translations, synonyms, and related words for dictate.