dictate
verb [I or T] (SPEAK) /dɪkˈteɪt/
/ˈdɪk.teɪt/ Definition
› to speak something aloud for a person or machine to record the words said, so that they can be written down: I dictated my order over the phone. She spent the morning dictating letters to her secretary.Office practices
(Definition of dictate verb (SPEAK) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- administrative adjective
- branch noun (PART)
- carbon copy noun (DOCUMENT)
- collate verb
- collation noun (COLLATING)
- deskbound adjective
- file verb (STORE/RECORD INFORMATION)
- in-house adjective, adverb
- kaizen noun
- office noun (WORK PLACE)
- opening hours noun
- paperwork noun
- personnel noun
- remit verb (SEND)
- remittance noun
- staple verb
- timesheet noun
- type sth in phrasal verb
- type sth up phrasal verb
- typing noun
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