DICTATES
Noun
dictates
plural of dictate
Verb
dictates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dictate
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
DICTATE
Dic"tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dictated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dictating.]
Etym: [L. dictatus, p. p. of dictare, freq. of dicere to say. See
Diction, and cf. Dight.]
1. To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to
compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis.
The mind which dictated the Iliad. Wayland.
Pages dictated by the Holy Spirit. Macaulay.
2. 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.
Whatsoever is dictated to us by God must be believed. Watts.
Syn.
– To suggest; prescribe; enjoin; command; point out; urge;
admonish.
Dic"tate, v. i.
1. To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on).
Who presumed to dictate to the sovereign. Macaulay.
2. To compose literary works; to tell what shall be written or said
by another.
Sylla could not skill of letters, and therefore knew not how to
dictate. Bacon.
Dic"tate, n. Etym: [L. dictatum. See Dictate, v. t.]
Definition: 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.
I credit what the Grecian dictates say. Prior.
Syn.
– Command; injunction; direction suggestion; impulse; admonition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition