Meaning Of The Word Dictate

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What's The Definition Of Dictate?

dictate
verb: If someone dictates to someone else, they tell them what they should do or can do.
verb: If you dictate something, you say or read it aloud for someone else to write down.

dictate in American English
an authoritative command
to speak or read (something) aloud for someone else to write down
intransitive verb: to say or read aloud something to be written down by a person or recorded by a machine
noun: an authoritative order or command
transitive verb: to say or read (something) aloud for another person to transcribe or for a machine to record

dictate in British English
noun: an authoritative command
verb: to say (messages, letters, speeches, etc) aloud for mechanical recording or verbatim transcription by another person

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