[dɪkˈteɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- state or order authoritatively
(e.g: the tsar's attempts to dictate policy)

- say or read aloud (words to be typed, written down, or recorded on tape)
(e.g: I have four letters to dictate)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (in dictate): from Latin dictat- ‘dictated’, from the verb dictare

[ˈdɪkteɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an order or principle that must be obeyed
(e.g: the dictates of fashion)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (in dictate): from Latin dictat- ‘dictated’, from the verb dictare