Crossword-Solution: DICTATE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Dictate | v. t. | To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis. |
| Dictate | v. t. | To say; to utter; to communicate authoritatively; to deliver (a command) to a subordinate; to declare with authority; to impose; as, to dictate the terms of a treaty; a general dictates orders to his troops. |
| Dictate | v. i. | To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on). |
| Dictate | v. i. | To compose literary works; to tell what shall be written or said by another. |
| Dictate | v. t. | A statement delivered with authority; an order; a command; an authoritative rule, principle, or maxim; a prescription; as, listen to the dictates of your conscience; the dictates of the gospel. |
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Sentences with DICTATE (5)
But God left free the Will, for what obeyes Reason, is free, and Reason he made right, But bid her well beware, and still erect, Least by some faire appeering good surpris’d She dictate false, and missinforme the Will To do what God expresly hath forbid.
This little knot of subtle schemers will control the convention, and, through it, dictate to the party.
These, as well as all the more minute points of light and shadow, are attributes proper to scenery in general, natural to each situation, and subject to the artist’s disposal, as his taste or pleasure may dictate.
Let him show this to no one, or he will ruin a woman who loves him: Black Michael does not pardon.” “No,” observed Sapt, as I ended, “but he can dictate a very pretty letter.” I had arrived at the same conclusion, and was about to throw the letter away, when I saw there was more writing on the other side.
There can be no immediate danger, I am sure.” “One can never tell,” replied von Horn, “what strange, new vagaries may enter a crazed mind to dictate this moment’s action or the next.” “Where could we wed?” asked Virginia.
Quotes with DICTATE (3)
Fear is a natural emotion in life, but you cannot let it dictate your actions. When you act out of fear, you will only meet failure. But act out of determination to conquer that fear, and you will succeed at anything. Maybe not the first time, or the second or third, but eventually — as long as you keep trying — you can conquer your fears and succeed.
She was a victim, until she decided she wasn’t. Until she realized only she had the final say in her victimhood. That it was a choice. Her choice. Before then, she allowed the actions of others to define her. She allowed painful, unfair circumstances to dictate how she announced herself to the world. She gave up control of who she was, and who she wanted to be, at home — but lost — in a victim’s life. so she made the choice to find herself. She couldn’t take responsibility fo…
She knew it the way people say they know they are about to be hit by lightning, yet remain powerless to run, unable to avoid their fate. She panicked, as anyone might have when disparate parts of her life were about to crash into each other, certain to leave a path of anguish and debris. It was true that devotion could be lost as quickly as it was found, which was why some people insisted that love letters be written in ink. How easy it was for even the sweetest words to evap…
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Appears in: Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WSJ.
Used 48 times in crossword archives (1950–2024).