What does dictate mean?
Definitions for dictate
ˈdɪk teɪt, dɪkˈteɪt; ˈdɪk teɪtdic·tate
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word dictate.
Princeton's WordNet
dictatenoun
an authoritative rule
dictateverb
a guiding principle
"the dictates of reason"
order, prescribe, dictateverb
issue commands or orders for
dictateverb
say out loud for the purpose of recording
"He dictated a report to his secretary"
dictateverb
rule as a dictator
Wiktionary
dictatenoun
An order or command.
I must obey the dictates of my conscience.
dictateverb
To order, command, control.
dictateverb
To speak in order for someone to write down the words.
Etymology: From dictatus, perfect passive participle of dicto, frequentative of dico.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Dictatenoun
Rule or maxim delivered with authority; prescription; prescript.
Etymology: dictatum, Latin.
Others cast about for new discoveries, and to seek in their own thoughts for those right helps of art which will scarce be found, I fear, by those who servilely confine themselves to the dictates of others. John Locke.
I credit what the Grecian dictates say,
And Samian sounds o’er Scota’s hills convey. Matthew Prior.Then let this dictate of my love prevail;
Instant, to foreign realms prepare to sail,
To learn your father’s fortunes. Alexander Pope, Odyssey, b. i.To DICTATEverb
To deliver to another with authority; to declare with confidence.
Etymology: dicto, Latin.
The spoils of elephants the roofs inlay,
And studded amber darts a golden ray;
Such, and not nobler, in the realms above,
My wonder dictates is the dome of Jove. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.Whatsoever is dictated to us by God himself, or by men who are divinely inspired, must be believed with full assurance. Isaac Watts, Logick.
Webster Dictionary
Dictateverb
to tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis
Dictateverb
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
Dictateverb
to speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on)
Dictateverb
to compose literary works; to tell what shall be written or said by another
Dictateverb
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
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dictate
dik′tāt, v.t. to tell another what to say or write: to communicate with authority: to point out: to command—(arch. Dict).—n. an order, rule, or direction: impulse.—ns. Dictā′tion, act, art, or practice of dictating: overbearing command; Dictā′tor, one invested for a time with absolute authority—originally an extraordinary Roman magistrate:—fem. Dictā′tress, Dictātrix.—adj. Dictatō′rial, like a dictator: absolute: authoritative.—adv. Dictatō′rially.—ns. Dictā′torship, Dic′tature.—adj. Dic′tatory. [L. dictāre, -ātum—dicĕre, to say.]
Editors Contribution
dictateverb
Dielectric orders computing tomography monetary units of Musa, equal to 24 carrot gold diamond elements. 1.) lay down authoritatively; prescribe. Control or decisively affect; determined. 2.) say or read aloud the words to be typed down, or recorded on audio. 3.) an order or principal that must be obeyed.
I dictate my new founded sign language after the orders of our father El Shaddai Forever to be living in the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Etymology: Authorize
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on April 24, 2024
British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'dictate' in Verbs Frequency: #951
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dictate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dictate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of dictate in a Sentence
A story should dictate the medium, not the other way around, 'Breaking Bad' for instance, would have made a terrible movie.
We need to end the circular firing squad and get to work. Our biggest obstacle to success is members of our own Democratic Party, we have one or two senators holding up big ticket items that we need to pass. We have a handful of the far left in the House who have never done anything acting like they dictate the agenda and the timeline for bills passing.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
One hundred years ago, two officials by the name of Mark Sykes and Francois-George Picot tried to dictate a new order in the Middle East. It was at the apex of the era of colonialism in our era. This effort utterly failed then, and will completely fail today.
Now we want to look to put them under pressure straight away. If we know if we put our best foot forward we can start to dictate the way the test goes.
The government does not want students to have a say, it wants to dictate what students think, understand and say.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for dictate
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- командвам, нареждам, диктувам, диктат, заповед, нарежданеBulgarian
- diktovatCzech
- diktereDanish
- Diktat, vorschreiben, Gebot, bestimmen, diktierenGerman
- دیکته کردنPersian
- sanellaFinnish
- dicterFrench
- deachtaighIrish
- הכתיבHebrew
- diktátum, parancs, tollba mond, diktálHungarian
- թելադրելArmenian
- mendikteIndonesian
- dettareItalian
- magisterLatin
- diktereNorwegian
- dyktować, podyktowaćPolish
- comandar, ordem, ditar, controlar, ordenar, comandoPortuguese
- dictaRomanian
- диктовать, диктат, предписывать, командовать, велениеRussian
- diktahanTagalog
- Ra lệnhVietnamese
- 主宰Chinese
Get even more translations for dictate »
Translation
Find a translation for the dictate definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"dictate." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 9 May 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/dictate>.
Discuss these dictate definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In