dictate

dic·tate  (dktt, dk-tt)

v. dic·tat·ed, dic·tat·ing, dic·tates

v.tr.

1. To say or read aloud to be recorded or written by another: dictate a letter.

2.

a. To prescribe with authority; impose: dictated the rules of the game.

b. To control or command: "Foreign leaders were . . . dictated by their own circumstances, bound by the universal imperatives of politics" Doris Kearns Goodwin.

v.intr.

1. To say or read aloud material to be recorded or written by another: dictated for an hour before leaving for the day.

2. To issue orders or commands.

n. (dktt)

1. A directive; a command.

2. A guiding principle: followed the dictates of my conscience.

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[Latin dictre, dictt-, frequentative of dcere, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: dictate, decree, impose, ordain, prescribe
These verbs mean to set forth expressly and authoritatively: victors dictating the terms of surrender; martial law decreed by the governor; impose obedience; a separation seemingly ordained by fate; taxes prescribed by law.

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dictate

Verb

[-tating, -tated]

1. to say (words) aloud for another person to transcribe

2. to seek to impose one's will on others

Noun

1. an authoritative command

2. a guiding principle: the dictates of reason [Latin dictare to say repeatedly]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dictate - an authoritative rule prescript, rule - prescribed guide for conduct or action
	2.	dictate - a guiding principle; "the dictates of reason" principle - a basic truth or law or assumption; "the principles of democracy"
Verb	1.	dictate - issue commands or orders for prescribe, order inflict, impose, bring down, visit - impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students" mandate - make mandatory; "the new director of the school board mandated regular tests"
	2.	dictate - say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary" read - look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
	3.	dictate - rule as a dictator rule, govern - exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?" grind down, tyrannise, tyrannize - rule a country as a tyrant

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dictate

verb 1. speak, say, utter, read out

noun 2. command, order, decree, word, demand, direction, requirement, bidding, mandate, injunction, statute, fiat, ultimatum, ordinance, edict, behest

noun 3. principle, law, rule, standard, code, criterion, ethic, canon, maxim, dictum, precept, axiom, moral law

dictate to someone order (about), direct, lay down the law, pronounce to

Translations

dictate [dɪkˈteɪt] vt → dictar

n [ˈdɪkteɪt] → dictado

dictate to vt fus [+ person] → dar órdenes a;

I won't be dictated to → no recibo órdenes de nadie

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dictate vb [dɪkˈteɪt]

n [ˈdɪkteɪt]

vt → dicter

vi to dictate to [+ person] → imposer sa volonté à, régenter;

I won't be dictated to → je n'ai d'ordres à recevoir de personne n → injonction f

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dictate [dɪkˈteɪt] vt → diktieren

n → Diktat nt;

(principle);

the dictates of → die Gebote +gen vi to dictate to → diktieren +dat;

I won't be dictated to → ich lasse mir keine Vorschriften machen

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dictate vt [dɪkˈteɪt] → dettare

vi to dictate to [+ person] → dare ordini a, dettar legge a n [ˈdɪkteɪt] → dettame m;

I won't be dictated to → non ricevo ordini