dictate

Meaning

Noun

An order or command.

Verb

1. To order, command, control.
2. To speak in order for someone to write down the words.
3. To determine or decisively affect.

Synonyms

command

order

prescribe

impose

bid

govern

decree

dictation

mandate

tell

rule

bidding

demand

behest

compel

direct

commandment

writ

depotize

domineer

directive

edict

oppress

enjoin

precept

prescript

fiat

procure

prompt

book

📖

reign

imperative

set

control

injunction

tyrannize

ultimatum

utter

verbalize

word of command

prohibition

read loud

appoint

program line

commandant

commission

condition

constitute

cut

determine

diktat

direction

exact

get rid of

guideline

imposition

infuse

inspire

instruct

instruction

interdict

interdiction

jussive

law

lay

lay down

modify

ordain

ordinance

prescription

rattle off

read

📖

record

requisition

rescript

stipulate

summon

summons

suppress

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɪkˌteɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dictātus, perfect passive participle of dictō (“pronounce or declare repeatedly; dictate”), frequentative of dīcō (“say, speak”).