'Dictated' definitions:
Definition of 'dictated'
From: WordNet
adjective
Determined or decided upon as by an authority; "date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching" [syn: determined, dictated, set]
Definition of 'Dictated'
From: GCIDE
- Dictate \Dic"tate\, 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]