Dictate

·vi To compose literary works; to tell what shall be written or said by another.

II. Dictate ·vi To speak as a superior; to Command; to impose conditions (on).

III. Dictate ·vt To tell or utter so that another may write down; to Inspire; to Compose; as, to dictate a letter to an Amanuensis.

IV. Dictate ·vt 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.

V. Dictate ·vt 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.