Definition of dictate

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Dictate (v. i.) To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on).

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Dispassionate :: Dispassionate (a.) Not dictated by passion; not proceeding from temper or bias; impartial; as, dispassionate proceedings; a dispassionate view..
Prompt :: Prompt (v. t.) To suggest; to dictate.
Indict :: Indict (v. t.) To write; to compose; to dictate; to indite.
Charitable :: Charitable (a.) Dictated by kindness; favorable; lenient.
Indite :: Indite (v. t.) To compose; to write; to be author of; to dictate; to prompt.
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..
Conscientious :: Conscientious (a.) Characterized by a regard to conscience; conformed to the dictates of conscience; -- said of actions.
Dictate :: 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..
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..
Public-spirited :: Public-spirited (a.) Dictated by a regard to public good; as, a public-spirited project or measure..
Magnanimous :: Magnanimous (a.) Dictated by or exhibiting nobleness of soul; honorable; noble; not selfish.
Dictate :: Dictate (v. i.) To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on).
Conscientiousness :: Conscientiousness (n.) The quality of being conscientious; a scrupulous regard to the dictates of conscience.
Prescribe :: Prescribe (v. i.) To give directions; to dictate.
Dictate :: Dictate (v. t.) A statement delivered with authority; an order; a command; an authoritative rule, principle, or maxim; a prescription; as, listen to the dictates of your conscience; the dictates of the gospel..
Sing :: Sing (v. i.) To utter sounds with musical inflections or melodious modulations of voice, as fancy may dictate, or according to the notes of a song or tune, or of a given part (as alto, tenor, etc.) in a chorus or concerted piece..
Dictation :: Dictation (n.) The act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing; also that which is dictated.
Dictated :: Dictated (imp. & p. p.) of Dictat.
Saw :: Saw (v. t.) Dictate; command; decree.
Ill-natured :: Ill-natured (a.) Dictated by, or indicating, ill nature; spiteful..
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