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dictate(2)(dictionary)
dictate 1, verb(dictionary)
dictate 2, noun(dictionary)
Dictate Terms - Horse Racing(gambling)

dictate(1) (iou)



dictate noun. L16.
[Latin dictatum use as noun of neut. pa. pple of dictare DICTATE verb.]
An authoritative instruction (esp. of reason, conscience, nature, etc.). Usu. in pl. L16.
S. Johnson I could not receive such dictates without horror. P. G. Wodehouse Follow the dictates of your heart. V. S. Reid The dictates of His Gracious Majesty, King George III.
A dictated utterance. Now rare or obsolete. E17.
An authoritative pronouncement, a dictum. E17-E18.
A current saying, a maxim. M-L17.