dictate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations verb: /dɪkˈteɪt/, noun: /ˈdɪkteɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/v. ˈdɪkteɪt, dɪkˈteɪt; n. ˈdɪkteɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. diktāt, dik tāt; n. diktāt)


Inflections of 'dictate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
dictates
v 3rd person singular
dictating
v pres p
dictated
v past
dictated
v past p

dictate
WordReference English Thesaurus © 2025
Sense: Verb: give orders
Synonyms:
order Collocations, command Collocations, demand Collocations, direct Collocations, mandate Collocations, instruct Collocations, give orders, give an order, bark orders, give instructions, give directions, issue a command, tell sb what to do, insist upon, insist on, decree Collocations, oblige, boss sb around (informal), rule Collocations
Antonyms:
countermand, rescind, retract, cancel Collocations, follow Collocations, obey
Sense: Verb: state for the record
Synonyms:
state sth for the record, speak on record, go on record, declare Collocations, state Collocations, orate, deliver Collocations, give an account, talk Collocations, speak Collocations, verbalize, verbalise (UK), read sth aloud, read sth out loud
Antonyms:
remain silent
Sense: Noun: order
Synonyms:
order Collocations, command Collocations, decree Collocations, directive, mandate Collocations, rule Collocations, requirement Collocations, imperative, edict, instruction Collocations, stipulation, direction Collocations, code Collocations, constraint Collocations, ordinance, law Collocations, statute, ruling Collocations, injunction
Sense: Noun: guiding principle
Synonyms:
guiding principle, ruling principle, principle Collocations, truism, universal truth, rule Collocations


Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries:

  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

Translations: Spanish | French | Portuguese | Italian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!