English dictionary

dictate

/d/I/k't/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

an authoritative rule

noun.communication

Synonyms ordinance regulation

Source: WordNet 3.0
a guiding principle

noun.cognition

Examples
The dictates of reason.

Source: WordNet 3.0
A statement delivered with authority; an order; a command; an authoritative rule, principle, or maxim; a prescription; as, listen to the dictates of your conscience; the dictates of the gospel.

noun

Source: webster1913

issue commands or orders for

verb.communication

Synonyms order prescribe

Source: WordNet 3.0
say out loud for the purpose of recording

verb.cognition

Examples
He dictated a report to his secretary.

Source: WordNet 3.0
rule as a dictator

verb.social

Source: WordNet 3.0
To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis.

verb

Source: webster1913
To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on).

verb

Source: webster1913