noun🔗ShareAn order or command."I must obey the dictates of my conscience."politicsgovernmentlawmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo order, command, control."The teacher dictated the rules for the class project. "governmentpoliticscommunicationactionorganizationbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo speak in order for someone to write down the words."She is dictating a letter to a stenographer."communicationlanguagewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading