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2 Translation results for dictate in Spanish

verb | noun

dictate verb

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dictated, has dictated, is dictating, dictates
dar órdenes; dictar; mandar, ordenar

Example sentences of
dictate verb

  • •She's dictating a letter to her secretary.
  • •They insisted on being able to dictate the terms of surrender.
  • •Tradition dictates that the youngest member should go first.
  • •The basket's function dictates its size and shape.
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Synonyms of
dictate verb

prescribe, ordain, decree, impose, command, mandate, order

Detailed synonyms for dictate verb

Dictate, prescribe, ordain, decree, impose, command, mandate significan promulgar una cosa para que sea observada, seguida, obedecida o aceptada.
  • Dictate indica una directiva autoritaria que se da de manera oral o como si fuera oral <his action was dictated by urgent need>.
  • Prescribe indica una declaración autoritaria que es clara, definitiva e incontrovertible <the memo prescribed the new procedure for requesting supplies>.
  • Ordain indica una institución, establecimiento o promulgación efectuada por una autoridad suprema o incuestionable <nature had ordained that nothing should grow on these hills>.
  • Decree indica una declaración formal hecha por alguien de gran o absoluta autoridad <the Pope has decreed that next year will be a holy year>.
  • Impose indica el someter a una persona a algo que tiene que aguantar o tolerar <morality cannot be imposed by law>.
  • Command sugiere dar una orden formal por alguien en autoridad, especialmente autoridad militar <he commanded the troops to move forward>.
  • Mandate connota demandar o requerir algo oficialmente <ours was the first state to mandate the change>.
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dictate noun

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dictates
mandato, orden

Example sentences of
dictate noun

  • •a starchily worded dictate from on high concerning the company's dress code
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Reverse translation for dictate

dar órdenes
dictar  - to dictate, to pronounce (a judgment), to give, to deliver 
mandar  - to be the boss, to be in charge, to command, to order, to send, to hurl, to throw 
ordenar  - to order, to command, to put in order, to arrange, to ordain (a priest) 
mandato  - term of office, mandate 
orden  - order