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Dictated : adj : determined or decided upon as by an authority; "date and
place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of
surrender"; "the time set for the launching" [syn: determined,
set]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Dictate \Dic"tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dictated; p. pr. & vb.
n. Dictating.] [L. dictatus, p. p. of dictare, freq. of
dicere to say. See Diction, and cf. Dight.]
1. To tell or utter so that another may write down; to
inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an
amanuensis.
The mind whichDictated : the Iliad. --Wayland.
Pages dictated by the Holy Spirit. --Macaulay.
2. To say; to utter; to communicate authoritatively; to
deliver (a command) to a subordinate; to declare with
authority; to impose; as, to dictate the terms of a
treaty; a general dictates orders to his troops.
Whatsoever is dictated to us by God must be
believed. --Watts.
Syn: To suggest; prescribe; enjoin; command; point out; urge;
admonish.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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