"dictated" 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
"dictated" in the adjective sense
1. determined, dictated, set
determined or decided upon as by an authority
"date and place are already determined"
"the dictated terms of surrender"
"the time set for the launching"
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