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Definitions
dictate
noun
An order or command.
I must obey the
dictates
of my conscience.
Translations:
verb
(
dictat, ing
)
To order, command, control.
My boss thinks he can how I spend my time outside work hours.
The bad weather
dictated
the route we travelled.
To speak in order for someone to write down the words.
She is
dictating
a letter to a stenographer.
The French teacher
dictated
a passage from Victor Hugo.
Translations:
Etymology:
From Latin
dictatum
, past participle of
dictare
, the frequentative derived from
dicere
, "to say".
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