1. Issue commands or orders for
   - order, prescribe 
2. Say out loud for the purpose of recording
   "He dictated a report to his secretary" 
3. Rule as a dictator

1. An authoritative rule 
2. A guiding principle
   "the dictates of reason"

Derived forms: dictates, dictating, dictated

See also: dictation, dictator

Type of: bring down, govern, impose, inflict, obtrude, prescript, principle, read, rule, visit

Encyclopedia: Dictate

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