Dictate Synonyms and Antonyms
dĭk'tāt', dĭk-tāt'
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Synonyms for Dictate
To direct is defined as to supervise, manage or point towards.
To give an order or orders; request that something be done or supplied.
To order, establish, or decide by decree:
To order or decree by virtue of superior authority:
To be interviewed; to attend an interview.
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To use words to express or communicate meaning
To rule (over) in a harsh or arrogant way; tyrannize; bully
To reveal something that is not supposed to be revealed, especially something that someone has done wrong:
To rule or control by superior power or influence
An invitation or summons
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An assigned duty or task; a responsibility:
A command; an edict.
(Music) A word, phrase, or sign showing how a note, passage, etc. is to be played
An order or instruction, especially one issued by an authority.
The definition of an injunction is an order by the court to stop someone from doing something.
Something prescribed; a rule, regulation or dictate.
To give or exchange information, signals, or messages in any way, as by talk, gestures, or writing
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To arrange (pages of type or plates) in a frame in the proper order of printing
Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary. [from 15th c.]
To lessen; restrain
(Impersonal) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.
The definition of utter is to speak or express something.
(Intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
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To bring or transport something to its destination.
To give off an emanation.
To make up the constituent parts of; constitute or form:
To express (a theory, plan, etc.) in a systematic way
To make a record of information.
To voice; express:
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give an account
To speak for record
draft correspondence
To speak for record
prepare the first draft
To speak for record
To order or advise as a medicine or treatment
To become stable or firm; harden:
To intentionally take a fall while riding a motorcycle, in order to prevent a more serious collision.
(Uncountable) The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with information or knowledge.
The definition of a word is a letter or group of letters that has meaning when spoken or written.
A principle, rule, or law designed to control or govern conduct.
A title or heading of a statute or chapter in a code of law.
Antonyms for Dictate
To occur or be evident as a consequence; result:
read
To make a plea of “guilty” or “not guilty” in court in response to a criminal charge; to file a pleading; to answer a plaintiff’s common law declaration.
To carry out or fulfill the command, order, or instruction of.
submit to
command
To expect or demand:
To beg for urgently:
To address a petition to; ask formally or earnestly
Words Related to Dictate
An authoritative indication to be obeyed
be determined
To talk is to speak, to have the power to speak, or to have a formal conversation.
To give an order or orders to; direct with authority
To direct or conduct business affairs.
Another time; again:
deviate from
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