dictate
noun
1. an authoritative rule
Definition categories: communication, prescript, rule
2. a guiding principle
- the dictates of reason
Definition categories: thought, principle
Sentences with dictate as a noun:
- I must obey the dictates of my conscience.
verb
1. issue commands or orders for
Similar word(s): order, prescribe
Definition categories: communication, impose, inflict, visit
2. say out loud for the purpose of recording
- He dictated a report to his secretary
Definition categories: cognition, read
3. rule as a dictator
Definition categories: social, govern, rule
Sentences with dictate as a verb:
- The French teacher dictated a passage from Victor Hugo.