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Another word for dictate

dictate Synonyms

dictate

v.

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.

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Another word for dictate

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 over
To 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, words
A code or set of codes governing action or procedure, for example:
prescript, regulation, rubric, rule. See order

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Plus size summer clothes will change styles and types and then cycle back around - classic styles seem to always come back into fashion - but don't let designers dictate your comfort or style level.
Would you listen to a ruler if they made an unjust dictate?
It was hard to stay awake as I listened to my boss dictate a long message.
Hitler is an example of someone that used his power to dictate to a group of people.
He could dictate their policy at home and abroad, revise their statute-book, upset the decisions of their law-courts.

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