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Dictate

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verb

To give orders or commands

  • The boss dictated a memo to his assistant.
  • The coach dictated the team's strategy for the game.
  • The teacher dictated the spelling words to the class.
  • The dictator dictated the laws of the country.
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noun

An order or command

  • The company's dictate was to increase profits.
  • The government issued a dictate to reduce pollution.
  • The dictator's dictates were followed without question.
  • The coach's dictate was to play aggressively.
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Dictate Meaning

Word Usage

  • issue a dictate
  • give a dictate
  • deliver a dictate
  • impose a dictate
  • receive a dictate

More Examples

  • You can't dictate to me how I should spend my money.
  • The union leaders are trying to dictate their demands to the employer.
  • The laws of physics dictate that what goes up must come down.
  • A lady's dinner dress may be elegant as her fancy dictates.
  • I honour him that he obeyed the dictates of conscience.
  • Bitter prejudices must give way to the dictates of reason and humanity.
  • You will do what your honour and your conscience dictate.
  • Percy, you will not, you dare not act as this overwhelming passion dictates.
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