Dictate

dik′tāt, v.t. to tell another what to say or write: to communicate with authority: to point out: to command—( arch. Dict ).— n. an order, rule, or direction: impulse.— ns. Dictā′tion , act, art, or practice of dictating: overbearing command; Dictā′tor , one invested for a time with absolute authority—originally an extraordinary Roman magistrate:— fem. Dictā′tre , Dictātrix .— adj. Dictatō′rial , like a dictator: absolute: authoritative.— adv. Dictatō′rially .— ns. Dictā′torship , Dic′tature .— adj. Dic′tatory . [L. dictāre , -ātum — dicĕre , to say.]