dictate

Значение

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.

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈdɪkˌteɪt/

Этимология

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