dictate
21dictate — dictatingly, adv. v. /dik tayt, dik tayt /; n. /dik tayt/, v., dictated, dictating, n. v.t. 1. to say or read (something) aloud for another person to transcribe or for a machine to record: to dictate some letters to a secretary. 2. to prescribe… …
22dictate — verb Dictate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑circumstance, ↑common sense, ↑conscience, ↑convention, ↑etiquette, ↑necessity, ↑regulation, ↑rule, ↑tradition, ↑wisdom Dictate is used wi …
23dictate — v. 1) (D; intr., tr.) to dictate to (she was dictating to her secretary; the conqueror dictates terms to the conquered) 2) (Q) they dictated how everything would be done * * * [ dɪkteɪt] (Q) they dictated how everything would be done… …
24dictate — verb 1) his attempts to dictate policy Syn: prescribe, lay down, impose, set down, order, command, decree, ordain, direct 2) choice is often dictated by availability Syn: determine …
25dictate — I. verb (dictated; dictating) Etymology: Latin dictatus, past participle of dictare to assert, dictate, frequentative of dicere to say more at diction Date: 1581 intransitive verb 1. to give dictation 2. to speak or act domineeringly ; prescri …
26dictate — 1. noun /ˌdɪkˈteɪt,ˈdɪkˌteɪt/ An order or command. I must obey the dictates of my conscience. 2. verb /ˌdɪkˈteɪt,ˈdɪkˌteɪt/ a) To order, command, control …
27dictate — dic•tate v. [[t]ˈdɪk teɪt, dɪkˈteɪt[/t]] n. [[t]ˈdɪk teɪt[/t]] v. tat•ed, tat•ing, n. 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… …
28dictate — verb (dictated, dictating) –verb (t) /dɪkˈteɪt / (say dik tayt) 1. to say or read aloud (something) to be taken down in writing or recorded mechanically. 2. to prescribe positively; command with authority: *Commercial reality dictates that the… …
29dictate of conscience — index duty (obligation) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
30dictate peace — index reconcile Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
