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dictate

/dɪkˈteɪt/

US pronunciation

American sound/dɪkˈteɪt/

dɪkˈteɪt

Syllables: 2 syllables
Stress: 2nd syllable stress
Vowel: Short i vowel
Ending: Final e often stays silent

dɪk - ˈteɪt -> dictate

Myanmar meaning

(v) လိုက်ရေးရန် နှုတ်တိုက်ချပေးသည်။အာဏဖြင့် မိန့်သည်။

Full entry

dictate /dÇk'teÇt; US 'dÇkteÇt/ v

၁။ ~ (sth ) (to sb ) နှုတ်တိုက်ချ ပေးသည်။ သတ်ပုံခေါ်သည်။
dictate a letter (to one's secretary) ❍ The teacher dictated a passage to the class. ❍ I dictate and he takes it down in shorthand.
၂။ ~ sth (to sb ) တရားဝင် ပြောသည်။ ကြေညာသည်။ စည်းကမ်းချက်များ သတ်မှတ်ပေးသည်။ ချမှတ်သည်။
dictate terms to a defeated enemy ❍ The law dictates that everyone be treated equally.
၃။ ဆုံးဖြတ်ပေးသည်။ ပြဋ္ဌာန်းပေးသည်။
The size of the building is dictated by the strength of the foundations. ❍ Your job generally dictates where you live.
/'dÇkteÇt/ n (usu pl ) အသိတရား၏ လမ်းညွှန်စေစားချက်။
It is best to follow the dictates of common sense (ie do what seems sensible).
❏ dictate to sb [PHRV] ( esp passive) အမိန့်ပေးသည်။ ဩဇာပေးသည်။
I refuse to be dictated to by you. ❍ You can't dictate to people how they should live.

More examples

Their choice was dictated by political circumstances.
[dictate that] : Common sense dictates that we approach her with caution.
[dictate something to someone] : Washington is in no position to dictate terms to Moscow.
[dictate what/how etc] : Don’t try to dictate what I read.
I have letters to dictate to my secretary before I leave.

Synonyms

say, say aloud, read out, read aloud, speak, utter, affect, behest, bid, bidding, bulldoze, call the play, call the shots, call the tune, charge, code, command, command; rule, compose, control, decree, deliver, determine, dictum, diktat, direct, direction, directive, draft correspondence, edict, emit, enjoin, fiat, formulate, give account, give forth, govern, guide, have a bearing on, impose, influence, injunction, instruct, interview, law, lay down, lay down the law, lead, manage, mandate, orate, ordain, order, ordinance, precept, prepare draft, prescribe, prescription, principle, pronounce, pronouncement, put foot down, read the riot act, regiment, requirement, rule, set, shape, standard, state, statute, take the reins, talk, tenet, transmit, ultimatum, verbalize, walk heavy, word

Antonyms

answer, ask, conceal, disallow, implore, lawlessness, mismanage, question, refrain, request, withhold

Cross references

say say aloud read out read aloud speak utter affect behest bid bidding bulldoze call the play call the shots call the tune charge code command command; rule compose control decree deliver determine dictum diktat direct direction directive

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