DICTATE
\dɪktˈe͡ɪt], \dɪktˈeɪt], \d_ɪ_k_t_ˈeɪ_t]\
Definitions of DICTATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a guiding principle; "the dictates of reason"
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say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary"
By Princeton University
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a guiding principle; "the dictates of reason"
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say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis.
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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.
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To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on).
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To compose literary works; to tell what shall be written or said by another.
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A statement delivered with authority; an order; a command; an authoritative rule, principle, or maxim; a prescription; as, listen to the dictates of your conscience; the dictates of the gospel.
By Oddity Software
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To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis.
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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.
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To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on).
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To compose literary works; to tell what shall be written or said by another.
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A statement delivered with authority; an order; a command; an authoritative rule, principle, or maxim; a prescription; as, listen to the dictates of your conscience; the dictates of the gospel.
By Noah Webster.
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To declare with authority; express orally so that another may take down in writing; as, the business man dictates a letter to his stenographer.
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To speak with final authority; prescribe.
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An injunction; command; a controlling principle.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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