Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
dictate Show phoneticsverb
1 SAY [I,T] to say or read something for someone to write down
Tony was busy dictating letters to his secretary.
2 DECIDE [T] to decide or control what happens
[+ question word] The weather will dictate where we hold the party.
