All dictate synonyms
dicΒ·tate
D d verb dictate
- impose β to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- prescribe β to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
- guide β to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person: He guided us through the forest.
- govern β to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
- lay down β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- speak β to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
- control β Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- decree β A decree is an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country.
- set β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- lead β to cover, line, weight, treat, or impregnate with lead or one of its compounds.
- bid β A bid for something or a bid to do something is an attempt to obtain it or do it.
- manage β to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- pronounce β to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
- direct β to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- rule β a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
- ordain β to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- charge β If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
- regiment β Military. a unit of ground forces, consisting of two or more battalions or battle groups, a headquarters unit, and certain supporting units.
- instruct β to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
- bulldoze β If people bulldoze something such as a building, they knock it down using a bulldozer.
- order β an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- orate β Make a speech, especially pompously or at length.
- compose β The things that something is composed of are its parts or members. The separate things that compose something are the parts or members that form it.
- formulate β to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- deliver β If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there.
- verbalize β to express in words: He couldn't verbalize his feelings.
- transmit β to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
- say β assay.
- interview β a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person: a job interview.
- utter β to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce: unable to utter her feelings; Words were uttered in my hearing.
- talk β to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- verbalise β to express in words: He couldn't verbalize his feelings.
- read out β an act or instance of reading: Give the agreement a careful read before you sign it.
- state β the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health.
- command β If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.
- determine β If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
- influence β the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- shape β Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe.
- affect β If something affects a person or thing, it influences them or causes them to change in some way.
- call the shots β The person who calls the shots is in a position to tell others what to do.
- call the tune β to be in control of the proceedings
- lay down the law β the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
- read the riot act β an English statute of 1715 providing that if 12 or more persons assemble unlawfully and riotously, to the disturbance of the public peace, and refuse to disperse upon proclamation they shall be considered guilty of felony.
noun dictate
- principle β an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles.
- standard β something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
- precept β a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct.
- tenet β any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- edict β a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- behest β an authoritative order or earnest request