Associations to the word «Dictate»
Noun
Adjective
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
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words
were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only,
and not for things themselves.