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English noun: dictate | |||
| 1. | dictate (communication) an authoritative rule | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | prescript, rule | ||
| 2. | dictate (cognition) a guiding principle | ||
| Samples | The dictates of reason. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | principle | ||
English verb: dictate | |||
| 1. | dictate (communication) issue commands or orders for | ||
| Synonyms | order, prescribe | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring down, impose, inflict, visit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mandate | ||
| 2. | dictate (cognition) say out loud for the purpose of recording | ||
| Samples | He dictated a report to his secretary. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | read | ||
| 3. | dictate (social) rule as a dictator | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | govern, rule | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | grind down, tyrannise, tyrannize | ||
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