dictate
ˈdɪkˌteɪt
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say out loud for the purpose of recording "He dictated a report to his secretary" -
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issue commands or orders for -
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rule as a dictator -
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a guiding principle "the dictates of reason" -
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an authoritative rule
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Dictate
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 ." -
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To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on). "Who presumed to dictate to the sovereign." -
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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. "The mind which dictated the Iliad.", "Pages dictated by the Holy Spirit."
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To declare or prescribe with authority; direct or command positively, as being right, necessary, or inevitable: as, conscience dictates truthfulness and fair dealing; to dictate a course of conduct, or terms of surrender. -
dictate
To be the determining cause or motive of; fix or decide positively or unavoidably: as, necessity dictated the abandonment of the ship; his conduct is dictated by false pride. -
dictate
To express orally for another to write down; give utterance or form to, as something to be written: as, to dictate a letter to a clerk. -
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Synonyms To command, prescribe, enjoin, require. -
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To practise dictation; act or speak dictatorially; exercise controlling or arbitrary authority; assume a dictatorial, dogmatic, or commanding attitude. -
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A positive order or command; an authoritative or controlling direction. -
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An authoritative rule, maxim, or precept; a guiding principle: as, the dictates of conscience or of reason. -
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Dictation. -
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That which is dictated; a dictated utterance. -
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Synonyms and Injunction, admonition.
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dik′tāt to tell another what to say or write: to communicate with authority: to point out: to command—(arch. Dict) -
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an order, rule, or direction: impulse
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary L. dictatus, p. p. of dictare, freq. of dicere, to say. See Diction, and cf. Dight
On second thought, fascist dictator will not be banned from Oscars. bestofneworleans.com
Although feng shui dictates that red hues should used to promote sleeping and romance, Ediss broke from that tradition here. naplesnews.com
Dragon Dictate is Final Cut Pro X to Apple' iMovie. mactech.com
There are also a lot of unwritten rules that dictate what you shouldn't do. mercedsunstar.com
In North Korea, the Communist dictator, Kim Il Sung, has just died, setting off a quarrel over succession. nytimes.com
He says we live in the "age of the mathematician," in which inordinate power and riches will go to the people who create the algorithms that end up dictating who and what we know. forbes.com
There was a time, long ago, when the fruits and vegetables of the season dictated consumers' diets. groceryheadquarters.com
The very first play of the night dictated how well this game was going to go for the Vikings. morningsun.net
The world's enduring dictators: Yahya Jammeh, Gambia . cbsnews.com
A rebel's look inside the houses belonging to ousted Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, his daughter and six sons. sbt.com
That sounds like the statement of a victor in a war, dictating terms to the vanquished. humanevents.com
Shouldn't that math dictate we'd be spared their return until, at least, the upcoming '20s. blog.nj.com
I bring that up because it dictates The Plain Dealer's coverage here this week. cleveland.com
In 1980, a military coup established authoritarian dictator Joao Bernardo "Nino" Vieira as president. cbsnews.com
The New York Times reports that schools with an "eco-friendly lunch policy" now dictate the container in which you can put your child's lunch. nationalreview.com
The phase is thus dictated by the shortest orbit.
Frobenius-Perron Resonances for Maps with a Mixed Phase Space
This N dependence dictates what are the dominant Feynman diagrams.
Large N field theories from superstrings
The scaling dimension ∆ of an operator ϕ(x) is dictated by the transformation rule under scaling of coordinates: xµ → λxµ , ϕ(x) → ϕ′ (x) = λ∆ϕ(λx) Primary operators are the lowest dimension operators and they are annihilated by Kµ at xµ = 0.
Large N field theories from superstrings
The polarization of the pulse should be dictated by the mechanism of pulse generation: e.g., perpendicular to the line of sight with component along v × B for the charge-separation mechanism.
Extensive Air Shower Radio Detection: Recent Results and Outlook
The general criteria for the effectiveness of supergravity description dictate that the curvature radius as measured in the string frame metric should be large compared to the string length.
Duality Cascade and Oblique Phases in Non-Commutative Open String Theory
After his triumphs Caesar, who had been dictator twice before, was named dictator for the term of ten years. "Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15)" by
But it is doing injustice to suppose the expression of such a wish dictated by desire. "My Recollections of Lord Byron" by
He was in many respects the amusement dictator of his time. "Charles Frohman: Manager and Man" by
People became incensed at the sight of a dictator interfering with their private life. "The Loyalist" by
The Senate might have appointed him Dictator, but would not. "Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 of 8" by
General Krukoviecki was made dictator. "A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year" by
He was destined in after years, and under conditions strangely altered, to be once more the dictator of France. "Lectures on the French Revolution" by
It was an emergency calling for the appointment of a dictator. "Hannibal" by
Who, then, is in a position to dictate terms in financial matters? "The American Empire" by
Santander was an officer on the staff of the Dictator, besides being a favourite at Court. "The Free Lances" by
And made State Frights substantially
Their shibboleth; I marked the flaws,
What time they schemed financially.
And read it with observing eyes,
Its dictates punctually obey, —
So shalt thou prove extremely wise.
Nor let the fiends steal thence a part —
The Word's a seed, that there will grow,
If thou wilt plant it in thy heart.
'Twas thine, like a martyr, to shed:
That heart—all affection for others—
For thyself, uncomplainingly, bled.
Leading from cottage to castle abode!"
"Pilgrim, its dictates I learned to obey,
Over the mountains away and away."
His varied thoughts revealing;
Who nature's dictates shall obey,
And yielding to her gentle sway,
Is led alone by feeling.