Associations to the word «Dictate»

Wiktionary

DICTATE, noun. An order or command.
DICTATE, verb. To order, command, control.
DICTATE, verb. To speak in order for someone to write down the words.

Dictionary definition

DICTATE, noun. An authoritative rule.
DICTATE, noun. A guiding principle; "the dictates of reason".
DICTATE, verb. Issue commands or orders for.
DICTATE, verb. Say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary".
DICTATE, verb. Rule as a dictator.

Wise words

Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for.
Ray Bradbury