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dictate

/dɪk'teɪt/

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verb
issue commands or orders for
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order prescribe

type of:
visit bring down impose inflict
noun
a guiding principle
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"the dictates of reason"

type of:
principle
noun
an authoritative rule
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prescript rule
verb
rule as a dictator
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type of:
rule govern
verb
say out loud for the purpose of recording
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"He dictated a report to his secretary"

type of:
read

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