dictate
1. dic.tate \'dik-.ta-t, dik-'ta-t\ vb [L dictatus, pp. of dictare to assert, dictate, fr. dictus, p]p. of dicere to say 1: to give dictation 2: to speak or act domineeringly : PRESCRIBE 1: to speak or read for a person to transcribe or for a machine to record 2a: to issue as an order 2b: to command or impose authoritatively 2. dic.tate \'dik-.ta-t\ n 1a: an authoritative rule, prescription, or injunction 1b: a ruling principle 2: a command by one in authority