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Word: Dictate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 16th century (in dictate (sense 2 of the verb)): from Latin dictat- ‘dictated’, from the verb dictare
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪkˈteɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
state or order authoritatively
Short Definition:state authoritatively
Examples:- the tsar's attempts to dictate policy
- that doesn't give you the right to dictate to me
Definition:
say or read aloud (words to be typed, written down, or recorded on tape)
Short Definition:say or read aloud words to be typed etc.
Examples:- I have four letters to dictate
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