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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dictate \Dic"tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dictated}; p. pr & vb n. {Dictating}.] [L. dictatus p. p. of dictare, freq. of dicere to say See {Diction}, and cf {Dight}.] 1. To tell or utter so that another may write down to inspire; to compose; as to dictate a letter to an amanuensis. The mind which dictated the Iliad. --Wayland. Pages dictated by the Holy Spirit. --Macaulay. 2. To say to utter; to communicate authoritatively; to deliver (a command) to a subordinate; to declare with authority; to impose; as to dictate the terms of a treaty; a general dictates orders to his troops. Whatsoever is dictated to us by God must be believed. --Watts. Syn: To suggest; prescribe; enjoin; command; point out urge; admonish. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dictated adj : determined or decided upon as by an authority; "date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching" [syn: {determined}, {set}]
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