dictate
/ˈdɪkˌteɪt/noun, verb2 syllables
Dictate means: issue commands or orders for.
Synonyms for dictate2
What does dictate mean?5
verb
1
issue commands or orders for
2
say out loud for the purpose of recording“He dictated a report to his secretary”
3
rule as a dictator
noun
1
an authoritative rule
2
a guiding principle“the dictates of reason”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with dictate?44
three syllables
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Dictate in a sentence
- Layla didn't want her father to dictate the trajectory of her own life.OsoHombre
- The right wants to dictate every aspect of your life.shekitten
- Gender norms should not dictate how individuals cope with and process their emotions.Nuel
- Let’s not let fear dictate our choices.Igider
- I won't allow what-ifs to dictate my choices.Nuel
- Some people assume they can dictate my value.Nuel
- The schedule dictates that this work be done by the weekend.CM
- Sometimes my fingers type something other than what my brain dictates.AlanF_US
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Forms of dictate
as a noun
- plural
- dictates
as a verb
- past tense
- dictated
- present participle
- dictating
- third-person singular
- dictates
- past participle
- dictated