dictated

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

dictated - determined or decided upon as by an authority; "date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching" determined, set settled - established or decided beyond dispute or doubt; "with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night"