Dictionary & Thesaurus

dictate

1.	(verb) read out loud for the purpose of recording
	Related Words: read

2.	(verb) rule as a dictator
	Related Words: govern, grind down, rule, tyrannize

3.	(noun) a guiding principle: "the dictates of reason"
	Related Words: principle

4.	(noun) an authoritative rule
	Related Words: prescript, rule

5.	(verb) issue commands or orders for
	Synonyms: order, prescribe
	Related Words: bring down, impose, inflict, visit