Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to dictate
Participle: dictated
Gerund: dictating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | dictate |
| you | dictate |
| he;she;it | dictates |
| we | dictate |
| you | dictate |
| they | dictate |
Perfect
| I | have dictated |
| you | have dictated |
| he;she;it | has dictated |
| we | have dictated |
| you | have dictated |
| they | have dictated |
Past
| I | dictated |
| you | dictated |
| he;she;it | dictated |
| we | dictated |
| you | dictated |
| they | dictated |
Pluperfect
| I | had dictated |
| you | had dictated |
| he;she;it | had dictated |
| we | had dictated |
| you | had dictated |
| they | had dictated |
Future
| I | will dictate |
| you | will dictate |
| he;she;it | will dictate |
| we | will dictate |
| you | will dictate |
| they | will dictate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have dictated |
| you | will have dictated |
| he;she;it | will have dictated |
| we | will have dictated |
| you | will have dictated |
| they | will have dictated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | dictate |
| you | dictate |
| he;she;it | dictate |
| we | dictate |
| you | dictate |
| they | dictate |
Perfect
| I | have dictated |
| you | have dictated |
| he;she;it | have dictated |
| we | have dictated |
| you | have dictated |
| they | have dictated |
Imperfect
| I | dictated |
| you | dictated |
| he;she;it | dictated |
| we | dictated |
| you | dictated |
| they | dictated |
Pluperfect
| I | had dictated |
| you | had dictated |
| he;she;it | had dictated |
| we | had dictated |
| you | had dictated |
| they | had dictated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would dictate |
| you | would dictate |
| he;she;it | would dictate |
| we | would dictate |
| you | would dictate |
| they | would dictate |
Perfect
| I | would have dictated |
| you | would have dictated |
| he;she;it | would have dictated |
| we | would have dictated |
| you | would have dictated |
| they | would have dictated |
Imperative
| you | dictate |
| we | Let's dictate |
| you | dictate |
Verbs conjugated like 'dictate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'dictate'
nictate,
digitate,
dilatate,
dilate,
disrate,
distaste,
lactate,
mactate,
redictate,
siccate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- impose
- decree, instruct, direct, regiment, ordain, prescribe, set
- compose
- speak, deliver, interview, formulate, record
Antonyms
- compose
- discompose, disarrange, scatter, disperse
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1592, "to practice dictation," from L. dictatus, pp. of dictare "say often, prescribe," freq. of dicere "tell, say" (see diction). Sense of "command" is 1621. The noun is from 1594. A dictator (1387) was a judge in the Roman republic temporarily invested with absolute power. Dictaphone is from 1907, a proprietary name (Columbia Phonograph Co.). Dictograph was patented 1907 in U.S. by K.M. Turner and W. Donnan.
2. First attested in 1577; borrowed from Latin dictātus, perfect passive participle of dictō (“to pronounce or declare repeatedly; to dictate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), frequentative of dīcō (“say, speak”).
Sample Sentences
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Etiquette dictates that wedding invitations should be acknowledged in writing.
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Trademark Owners will nevertheless try to dictate how their marks are to be represented, but dictionary publishers with spine can resist such pressure. [2001, Sydney I. Landau, Dictionaries: The Art and Craft of Lexicography, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 409:]
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She is dictating a letter to a stenographer.
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The French teacher dictated a passage from Victor Hugo.
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He had offered, and been refused! There was that in her own nature, which sympathised with the pride, for such she held to be the motive, dictating the refusal. [1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Return to Courtenaye Hall”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 151:]
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Geology dictates the approximate location of the tunnel. [1961 December, “The Channel Tunnel—a realistic proposal”, in Trains Illustrated, page 723:]
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I didn't lay this bar, or the restaurant for that matter, out on paper. The design was dictated by the materials. [1977 August 20, David Holland, quoting Tony Bosco, “Tony Bosco”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 7, page 19:]