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- [verb dik-teyt, dik-teyt; noun dik-teyt]
- /verb ˈdɪk teɪt, dɪkˈteɪt; noun ˈdɪk teɪt/
- /dɪkˈteɪt/
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- [verb dik-teyt, dik-teyt; noun dik-teyt]
- /verb ˈdɪk teɪt, dɪkˈteɪt; noun ˈdɪk teɪt/
Definitions of dictated word
- verb with object dictated to say or read (something) aloud for another person to transcribe or for a machine to record: to dictate some letters to a secretary. 1
- verb with object dictated to prescribe or lay down authoritatively or peremptorily; command unconditionally: to dictate peace terms to a conquered enemy. 1
- verb without object dictated to say or read aloud something to be written down by a person or recorded by a machine. 1
- verb without object dictated to give orders. 1
- noun dictated an authoritative order or command. 1
- noun dictated a guiding or governing principle, requirement, etc.: to follow the dictates of one's conscience. 1
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Origin of dictated
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < Latin dictātus, past participle of dictāre to say repeatedly, prescribe, order, frequentative of dīcere to say
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Parts of speech for Dictated
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dictated popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
dictated usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dictated
adjective dictated
- hard and fast — strongly binding; not to be set aside or violated: hard-and-fast rules.
- hard-and-fast — strongly binding; not to be set aside or violated: hard-and-fast rules.
- authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- written — a past participle of write.
- set in concrete — constituting an actual thing or instance; real: a concrete proof of his sincerity.
Antonyms for dictated
verb dictated
- asked — Simple past tense and past participle of ask.
- requested — the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left.
- concealed — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
- refrained — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- withheld — to hold back; restrain or check.
noun dictated
- answered — Simple past tense and past participle of answer.
- questioned — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
Top questions with dictated
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