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dictate
Meaning: to say or read something aloud for another person to write down, or to give orders
dictate in a sentence
How dictate is used in real sentences:
The manager likes to dictate every decision instead of asking for input.
Rather than listening to suggestions, the coach continued to dictate exactly how each drill should be run.
“In rehearsal, Mara did not dictate every gesture or demand blind obedience.”
— from the passage Seven Beats Together
Synonyms for dictate
Other words for dictate — command, direct and order — carry the same meaning.
- command
- direct
- order
Antonyms of dictate
Words that mean the opposite of dictate:
- obey
- comply
- follow
Where it comes from
From Latin dictare 'to say repeatedly, prescribe'
Word parts
- dict — say, speak
dictate: dict (say) + -ate (to do)
Memory hook
DICTate — DICT (say, from Latin dicere) — to SAY exactly what must be done.