Definition of dictate

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Dictate (v. t.) To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis..

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Prudential :: Prudential (a.) Proceeding from, or dictated or characterized by, prudence; prudent; discreet; sometimes, selfish or pecuniary as distinguished from higher motives or influences; as, prudential motives..
Conscientious :: Conscientious (a.) Characterized by a regard to conscience; conformed to the dictates of conscience; -- said of actions.
Indict :: Indict (v. t.) To write; to compose; to dictate; to indite.
Public-spirited :: Public-spirited (a.) Dictated by a regard to public good; as, a public-spirited project or measure..
Fool :: Fool (n.) A person deficient in intellect; one who acts absurdly, or pursues a course contrary to the dictates of wisdom; one without judgment; a simpleton; a dolt..
Dictate :: Dictate (v. i.) To compose literary works; to tell what shall be written or said by another.
Reason :: Reason (n.) Due exercise of the reasoning faculty; accordance with, or that which is accordant with and ratified by, the mind rightly exercised; right intellectual judgment; clear and fair deductions from true principles; that which is dictated or supported by the common sense of mankind; right conduct; right; propriety; justice..
Saw :: Saw (v. t.) Dictate; command; decree.
Conscientious :: Conscientious (a.) Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong; -- said of a person..
Prompt :: Prompt (v. t.) To suggest; to dictate.
Dispassionate :: Dispassionate (a.) Not dictated by passion; not proceeding from temper or bias; impartial; as, dispassionate proceedings; a dispassionate view..
Reasonable :: Reasonable (n.) Governed by reason; being under the influence of reason; thinking, speaking, or acting rationally, or according to the dictates of reason; agreeable to reason; just; rational; as, the measure must satisfy all reasonable men..
Malicious :: Malicious (a.) Proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice; as, a malicious report; malicious mischief..
Pleasure :: Pleasure (n.) What the will dictates or prefers as gratifying or satisfying; hence, will; choice; wish; purpose..
Absurd :: Absurd (a.) Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and fiatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; as, an absurd person, an absurd opinion; an absurd dream..
Ill-natured :: Ill-natured (a.) Dictated by, or indicating, ill nature; spiteful..
Dictator :: Dictator (n.) One who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims authoritatively for the direction of others.
Amanuensis :: Amanuensis (n.) A person whose employment is to write what another dictates, or to copy what another has written..
Charitable :: Charitable (a.) Dictated by kindness; favorable; lenient.
Dictation :: Dictation (n.) The act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing; also that which is dictated.
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