dictate

/dɪkˈteɪt/ verb

Definition

SAY [I, T] › to say or read something for someone to write down: Tony was busy dictating letters to his secretary.

DECIDE [T] › to decide or control what happens: [+ question word] The weather will dictate where we hold the party.

(Definition of dictate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

whatever happens

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