| NOUN | communication | dictate | an authoritative rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | dictate | a guiding principle | |
| VERB | communication | dictate, order, prescribe | issue commands or orders for |
| cognition | dictate | say out loud for the purpose of recording | |
| social | dictate | rule as a dictator |
| Sounds | dihktey't; dih'ktey.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | An authoritative rule. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | rule, prescript | Prescribed guide for conduct or action |
| Spanish | mandato | |
| Verbs | dictate | issue commands or orders for |
| dictate | rule as a dictator | |
| Meaning | A guiding principle. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the dictates of reason" | |
| Broader | principle | A basic truth or law or assumption / assumption |
| Spanish | dictado | |
| Catalan | dictat | |
| Verbs | dictate | issue commands or orders for |
| Meaning | issue commands or orders for. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s to somebody | |
| Synonyms | order, prescribe | |
| Narrower | mandate | make mandatory |
| Broader | inflict, bring down, visit, impose | impose something unpleasant |
| Spanish | dictar, mandar, ordenar, prescribir, recetar | |
| Catalan | dictar, manar, prescriure, receptar | |
| Nouns | dictate | a guiding principle |
| dictate | an authoritative rule | |
| dictation | an authoritative direction or instruction to do something | |
| dictator | a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner | |
| Meaning | say out loud for the purpose of recording. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "He dictated a report to his secretary" | |
| Broader | read | look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed |
| Spanish | dictar | |
| Catalan | dictar | |
| Nouns | dictation | speech intended for reproduction in writing |
| dictation | matter that has been dictated and transcribed | |
| dictator | a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine | |
| Meaning | Rule as a dictator. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Narrower | tyrannize, tyrannise, grind down | Rule a country as a tyrant |
| Broader | govern, rule | Exercise authority over |
| Spanish | imponer, mandar | |
| Nouns | dictate | an authoritative rule |
| dictation | an authoritative direction or instruction to do something | |
| dictator | a ruler who is unconstrained by law | |
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