dictate
dic-tate · verb
Definitions
verb
- 1.
To say words aloud for someone else to write down or record.
- 2.
To give orders authoritatively; to impose one's will on others.
- 3.
To determine or control something.
- 4.
(noun) An authoritative order or command.
Phrases & expressions
- •dictate terms — to impose conditions on others
- •dictate to someone — to give orders to someone
Related words
Etymology
From Latin dictare ("to say repeatedly, prescribe"), frequentative of dicere ("to say").