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Showing words for DICTATE using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Dictate

dictate

6 Letter Words for Dictate

attice, catted, cattie, dacite, tietac

5 Letter Words for Dictate

acted, attic, attid, cadet, cadie, cited, detat, diact, dicta, ectad, edict, ideta, tacet, tacit, tatie, tecta, ticed

4 Letter Words for Dictate

aced, acid, adet, adit, aide, ated, atte, cade, cadi, caid, cate, cedi, ceti, cide, cite, dace, date, deia, deti, dice, dict, diet, dita, dite, ditt, eadi, ecad, edit, etat, etic, iced, idea, tace, tact, tade, taed, tait, tate, tead, teat, teca, tice, tide, tied, tite

3 Letter Words for Dictate

ace, act, adc, ade, aid, ait, ate, att, cad, cai, cat, cia, cid, cie, cit, cte, dae, dat, dca, dea, dec, dei, det, dia, die, dit, ead, eat, ect, eta, etc, ice, ida, ide, ita, itd, tad, tai, tat, tdt, tea, tec, ted, tet, tic, tid, tie, tit

Definitions for Dictate

[1] to say or read (something) aloud for another person to transcribe or for a machine to record: to dictate some letters to a secretary.
[2] to prescribe or lay down authoritatively or peremptorily; command unconditionally: to dictate peace terms to a conquered enemy.
[3] to say or read aloud something to be written down by a person or recorded by a machine.
[4] to give orders.
[5] an authoritative order or command.
[6] a guiding or governing principle, requirement, etc.: to follow the dictates of one's conscience.
[7] to say (messages, letters, speeches, etc) aloud for mechanical recording or verbatim transcription by another person
[8] (tr) to prescribe (commands) authoritatively
[9] (intr) to act in a tyrannical manner; seek to impose one's will on others
[10] an authoritative command
[11] a guiding principle or rule the dictates of reason

Words related to Dictate

edict, precept, impose, prescribe, guide, govern, speak, fiat, statute, direction, ultimatum, word, requirement, ordinance, injunction, decree, behest, code, principle, bidding

Words nearby Dictate

dicrotic wave, dicrotism, dict., dicta, dictaphone, dictate, dictating machine, dictation, dictator, dictatorial, dictatorship

Origin of Dictate

1585–95; < Latin dictātus, past participle of dictāre to say repeatedly, prescribe, order, frequentative of dīcere to say

Other words from Dictate

dic·tat·ing·ly , adverb
mis·dic·tat·ed , adjective
pre·dic·tate , verb (used with object), pre·dic·tat·ed, pre·dic·tat·ing.
re·dic·tate , verb, re·dic·tat·ed, re·dic·tat·ing.
un·dic·tat·ed , adjective

Word origin for Dictate

C17: from Latin dictāre to say repeatedly, order, from dīcere to say

Synonyms for Dictate

edict, precept, behest, bidding, code, decree, dictum, direction, fiat, injunction, law, mandate, order, ordinance, principle, requirement, statute, ultimatum, word