dictate
Definition
- n. an authoritative rule
- n. a guiding principle
- v. say out loud for the purpose of recording
- v. rule as a dictator
Word forms
- Past participle
- dictated
- Third person singular
- dictates
- Past tense
- dictated
- Present participle
- dictating
Example sentences
vi.
The teacher asked the students to dictate the sentences she read aloud.
vt.
He dictated the report to his assistant over the phone.
n.
The general issued a dictate to his troops before the battle.