The meaning of DICTATE is to utter words to be transcribed : to give dictation. How to use dictate in a sentence.

Many people feel they must do whatever their doctor dictates, and never question the advice they are given. After dictating what is to be done, she then leaves her husband to do all the work! …

As the ritual dictates, those who catch the garter or the bouquet will be the next to get married. — Ivana Rihter, Vogue , 31 Dec. 2024 How could an eight- or nine-year-old boy possibly …

Synonyms for DICTATES: orders, requests, requires, mandates, asks, directs, demands, decrees; Antonyms of DICTATES: cancels, rescinds, countermands, appeals, recommendations, …

Many people feel they must do whatever their doctor dictates, and never question the advice they are given. After dictating what needs to be done, she then leaves her husband to do all the …

When you dictate something, you are giving orders — acting a bit like a dictator. Dictate can also be used in a broader sense. Weather often dictates how many layers of clothes you wear, and …

Definition of dictate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [transitive] to tell somebody what to do, especially in an annoying way. dictate something (to somebody) They …

If you dictate something, you say or read it aloud for someone else to write down. He writes every day of the week, dictating his novels in the morning.

to say or read aloud something to be written down by a person or recorded by a machine. to give orders. an authoritative order or command. to follow the dictates of one's conscience. Dictate …

She's dictating a letter to her secretary. They insisted on being able to dictate the terms of surrender. Our choice of activities will likely be dictated [= determined, controlled] by the …