(adv) in an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator, Syn.autocratically, magisterially, Example: this manager acts dictatorially toward his colleagues
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dictated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dictating. ] [ L. dictatus, p. p. of dictare, freq. of dicere to say. See Diction, and cf. Dight. ] 1. To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis. [ 1913 Webster ]
The mind which dictated the Iliad. Wayland. [ 1913 Webster ]
Pages dictated by the Holy Spirit. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To say; to utter; to communicate authoritatively; to deliver (a command) to a subordinate; to declare with authority; to impose; as, to dictate the terms of a treaty; a general dictates orders to his troops. [ 1913 Webster ]
Whatsoever is dictated to us by God must be believed. Watts.
Syn. -- To suggest; prescribe; enjoin; command; point out; urge; admonish. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. dictatum. See Dictate, v. t. ] A statement delivered with authority; an order; a command; an authoritative rule, principle, or maxim; a prescription; as, listen to the dictates of your conscience; the dictates of the gospel. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. dictatio. ] 1. The act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing; also that which is dictated. [ 1913 Webster ]
It affords security against the dictation of laws. Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The speaking to, or the giving orders to, in an overbearing manner; authoritative utterance; as, his habit, even with friends, was that of dictation. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. ] 1. One who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims authoritatively for the direction of others. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. One invested with absolute authority; especially, a magistrate created in times of exigence and distress, and invested with unlimited power. [ 1913 Webster ]
Invested with the authority of a dictator, nay, of a pope, over our language. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
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