| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To impose, inflict or obtrude.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To inspire. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To govern.[Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Present participle conjugation of the verb dictate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (dictate) | 1. Issue commands or orders for.[Wordnet]. 2. Say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary".[Wordnet]. 3. Rule as a dictator.[Wordnet]. 4. To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis.[Websters]. 5. 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.[Websters]. 6. To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on).[Websters]. 7. To compose literary works; to tell what shall be written or said by another.[Websters]. 8. Base verb from the following inflections: dictating, dictated, dictates, dictator, dictators, dictatingly and dictatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "DICTATING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1651. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DICTATING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Uttering or delivering with authority; instructing what to say or write; ordering; suggesting to the mind.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of dictate. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: DICTATING
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Dictating and transcribing machine | Public Administration | Are used in most business today. . . . Using -- is less time consuming than other methods of recording information. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Dictating machine | Electrical Engineering | Used to record and transcribe dictation. A typical unit includes a recorder, a transcriber and a record or other medium on which dictation is recorded. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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