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

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
Winston Churchill