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dictate to Thesaurusdictateverb1. 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.Translationsdictate to
dictate to (one)1. To speak to one who will reproduce the message in a written document. In this usage, "dictate to" is a set phrase. I just finished dictating that memo to my secretary, and she is typing it up right now.2. To exert control over someone or something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "dictate" and "to." Don't try to dictate the terms of this contract to me! I have a say in it, too, you know.See also: dictatedictate (something) to someone 1. to speak out words to someone who writes them down; to speak words into a recording device to be written down later by someone. Walter dictated a letter to his secretary. Please come in so I can dictate to you. 2. to lay out or spell out the exact terms of something to someone; to act as a dictator. You can't dictate the rules to us. Please don't dictate to me.See also: dictatedictate tov.1. To say or read something aloud to someone, especially for it to be written down or notated: The executive dictated the letter to the secretary.2. To issue orders or commands to someone: The manager dictated the new company policy to the staff.See also: dictate |