dictate to

Thesaurus

dictate

verb

1. To set forth expressly and authoritatively:

decree, fix, impose, lay down, ordain, prescribe.

Idioms: call the shots, lay it on the line.

2. To command or issue commands in an arrogant manner:

boss, dominate, domineer, order, rule, tyrannize.

noun

1. An authoritative indication to be obeyed:

behest, bidding, charge, command, commandment, direction, directive, injunction, instruction (often used in plural), mandate, order, word.

2. A code or set of codes governing action or procedure, for example:

prescript, regulation, rubric, rule.

Translations

w>dictate to

vi +prep obj person → diktieren (+dat), → Vorschriften machen (+dat); I won’t be dictated to → ich lasse mir nicht diktieren, ich lasse mir keine Vorschriften machen