dictated;
dictating
1
: to utter words to be transcribed : to give dictation - dictate for the stenographer
2
: to speak or act domineeringly : prescribe - resents being dictated to
1
: to speak or read for a person to transcribe or for a machine to record - dictating a letter to her secretary
2 a
: to issue as an order
b
: to impose, pronounce, or specify authoritatively - dictate the terms of surrender
- … the league will dictate policy for all teams …
- —Alex Yannis
c
: to require or determine necessarily - injuries dictated the choice of players
- The weather will dictate how long we stay.