Dictate: meaning, definitions and examples
๐ค
dictate
[ หdษชkteษชt ]
office
Say or read aloud words to be typed, written down, or recorded by another person.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- She dictated a letter to her secretary.
- He dictated his memoirs to a ghostwriter.
authoritarian
Give orders authoritatively or arrogantly.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He tends to dictate rather than discuss.
Translations
Translations of the word "dictate" in other languages:
๐ต๐น ditar
๐ฎ๐ณ เคจเคฟเคฐเฅเคฆเฅเคถ เคฆเฅเคจเคพ (nirdesh dena)
๐ฉ๐ช diktieren
๐ฎ๐ฉ mendikte
๐บ๐ฆ ะดะธะบััะฒะฐัะธ
๐ต๐ฑ dyktowaฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ๆ็คบใใ (shiji suru)
๐ซ๐ท dicter
๐ช๐ธ dictar
๐น๐ท dikte etmek
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ฐ์์ฐ๊ฒ ํ๋ค (badasseuge hada)
๐ธ๐ฆ ููู ูู (yumli)
๐จ๐ฟ diktovat
๐ธ๐ฐ diktovaลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ๅฃ่ฟฐ (kวushรน)
๐ธ๐ฎ diktirati
๐ฎ๐ธ stafsetja
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะดะธะบัะฐะฝั ะฐะนัั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแ แแแฎแ (karnakhi)
๐ฆ๐ฟ diktษ etmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ dictar
Etymology
The word 'dictate' comes from the Latin word 'dictare', which means 'to say often, to dictate'. The verb 'dictate' has been in use since the late 16th century, originally meaning 'to say or read aloud for another to write down'. Over time, its usage expanded to include the idea of giving orders or commands authoritatively. The word has retained a sense of authority and control throughout its history.