Definition of dictate

"dictate" in the noun sense

1. dictate

an authoritative rule

2. dictate

a guiding principle

"the dictates of reason"

"dictate" in the verb sense

1. order, prescribe, dictate

issue commands or orders for

2. dictate

say out loud for the purpose of recording

"He dictated a report to his secretary"

3. dictate

rule as a dictator

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Quotations for dictate

The prince, who kept the world in awe.
The judge, whose dictate fix'd the law.
The rich, the poor, the great, the small,
Are levelled: death confounds them all. [ Gay ]

No emperor has power to dictate to the heart. [ Friedrich Schiller ]

Amnesty, that noble word, the genuine dictate of wisdom. [ Aeschines ]

Their origin is commonly unknown; for the practice often continues when the cause has ceased, and concerning superstitious ceremonies it is in vain to conjecture; for what reason did not dictate, reason cannot explain. [ Dr. Johnson ]

dictate in Scrabble®

The word dictate is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters dictate:

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dictate in Words With Friends™

The word dictate is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters dictate:

DICTATE
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

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Words within the letters of dictate

2 letter words in dictate (6 words)

3 letter words in dictate (16 words)

4 letter words in dictate (14 words)

5 letter words in dictate (6 words)

6 letter words in dictate (2 words)

7 letter words in dictate (1 word)

Words containing the sequence dictate

Words that start with dictate (3 words)

Words with dictate in them (3 words)

Words that end with dictate (2 words)

Word Growth involving dictate

Shorter words in dictate

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Longer words containing dictate

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