dictate

dic·tate

D0208200 (dĭk′tāt′, dĭk-tāt′)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. (dĭk′tāt′)1. A directive; a command.2. a. An underlying constraint: "These men make numerous decisions affecting how they organize their lives according to the dictates of time and place" (William Marsiglio).b. A guiding principle: followed the dictates of my conscience.

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[Latin dictāre, dictāt-, frequentative of dīcere, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

dictate

vb 1. to say (messages, letters, speeches, etc) aloud for mechanical recording or verbatim transcription by another person 2. (tr) to prescribe (commands) authoritatively 3. (intr) to act in a tyrannical manner; seek to impose one's will on others n 4. an authoritative command 5. a guiding principle or rule: the dictates of reason. [C17: from Latin dictāre to say repeatedly, order, from dīcere to say]

dic•tate

(v. ˈdɪk teɪt, dɪkˈteɪt; n. ˈdɪk teɪt)

v. -tat•ed, -tat•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to say or read aloud for a person to transcribe or for a machine to record. 2. to prescribe authoritatively; command unconditionally: to dictate peace terms to the enemy. v.i. 3. to say or read aloud for transcription. 4. to give orders. n. 5. an authoritative order or command. 6. a guiding principle: the dictates of conscience. [1585–95; < Latin dictātus, past participle of dictāre to say repeatedly]

dictate

Past participle: dictated
Gerund: dictating

Imperative
dictate
dictate

Present
I dictate
you dictate
he/she/it dictates
we dictate
you dictate
they dictate

Preterite
I dictated
you dictated
he/she/it dictated
we dictated
you dictated
they dictated

Present Continuous
I am dictating
you are dictating
he/she/it is dictating
we are dictating
you are dictating
they are dictating

Present Perfect
I have dictated
you have dictated
he/she/it has dictated
we have dictated
you have dictated
they have dictated

Past Continuous
I was dictating
you were dictating
he/she/it was dictating
we were dictating
you were dictating
they were dictating

Past Perfect
I had dictated
you had dictated
he/she/it had dictated
we had dictated
you had dictated
they had dictated

Future
I will dictate
you will dictate
he/she/it will dictate
we will dictate
you will dictate
they will dictate

Future Perfect
I will have dictated
you will have dictated
he/she/it will have dictated
we will have dictated
you will have dictated
they will have dictated

Future Continuous
I will be dictating
you will be dictating
he/she/it will be dictating
we will be dictating
you will be dictating
they will be dictating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dictating
you have been dictating
he/she/it has been dictating
we have been dictating
you have been dictating
they have been dictating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dictating
you will have been dictating
he/she/it will have been dictating
we will have been dictating
you will have been dictating
they will have been dictating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dictating
you had been dictating
he/she/it had been dictating
we had been dictating
you had been dictating
they had been dictating

Conditional
I would dictate
you would dictate
he/she/it would dictate
we would dictate
you would dictate
they would dictate

Past Conditional
I would have dictated
you would have dictated
he/she/it would have dictated
we would have dictated
you would have dictated
they would have dictated

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 forprescribe, orderinflict, 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 dictatorrule, govern - exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"grind down, tyrannise, tyrannize - rule a country as a tyrant

dictate

verb1. speak, say, utter, read out, read aloud, say aloud He dictates his novels to his secretary.2. determine, demand, command, establish, prescribe, pronounce, decree, ordain Circumstances dictated that they played a defensive game.noun1. command, order, decree, word, demand, direction, requirement, bidding, mandate, injunction, statute, fiat, ultimatum, ordinance, edict, behest They must abide by the dictates of the new government.2. principle, law, rule, standard, code, criterion, ethic, canon, maxim, dictum, precept, axiom, moral law We have followed the dictates of our consciences.dictate to someone order (about), direct, dominate, bully, walk (all) over, bulldoze, pressurize, lay down the law, browbeat, give orders to, lord it over, pronounce to, domineer What gives them the right to dictate to us?

dictate

verb1. 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.noun1. 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

口述听写命令正式陈述

dictate

(dikˈteit) , ((American) ˈdikteit) verb1. to say or read out (something) for someone else to write down. He always dictates his letters (to his secretary). 聽寫，口述 听写，口述 2. to state officially or with authority. He dictated the terms of our offer. 正式陳述 正式陈述3. to give orders to; to command. I certainly won't be dictated to by you (= I won't do as you say). 命令 命令dicˈtation noun something read for another to write down. The secretary is taking dictation. 聽寫 听写dicˈtator noun an all-powerful ruler. As soon as he became dictator, he made all political parties illegal and governed the country as he liked. 獨裁者 独裁者dicˈtatorship noun1. the authority of a dictator. His dictatorship is threatened by the terrorists. 獨裁 独裁2. a state ruled by a dictator. That country is a dictatorship now. 專政 专政