Synonyms for dictate
verb
To speak for record
speak, deliver, give forth, interview, compose, formulate, verbalize, record, orate, emit, give an account, draft correspondence, prepare the first draft; see also talk 1.
To give peremptory orders
direct, prescribe, decree, ordain; see command 1, 2, manage 1.
Antonyms follow*, plead, petition.
See dictate in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
dictate decree impose ordain prescribe
These verbs mean to set forth expressly and authoritatively: victors dictating the terms of surrender; martial law decreed by the governor; impose obedience; a separation seemingly ordained by fate; taxes prescribed by law.
See dictate in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To set forth expressly and authoritatively:
decree, fix, impose, lay down, ordain, prescribe. Idioms: call the shots (or tune), lay it on the line. See overTo command or issue commands in an arrogant manner:
boss, dominate, domineer, order, rule, tyrannize. See over
noun
An authoritative indication to be obeyed:
behest, bidding, charge, command, commandment, direction, directive, injunction, instruction (often used in plural), mandate, order, word. See over, wordsA code or set of codes governing action or procedure, for example:
prescript, regulation, rubric, rule. See order
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