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dictate

[dik-teyt, dik-teyt, dik-teyt] / ˈdɪk teɪt, dɪkˈteɪt, ˈdɪk teɪt /






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Dictate how many pitchers can be on a roster?

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2021

Think of Siri on the iPhone or the Dragon Dictate software that I'm using to "write" this piece.

From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2012

Dictate therefore something worthy of your promises; begin.

From The Works of Horace by Horace

"Dictate what I ought to write," said the luckless man.

From Beatrix by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott

"Dictate the answer yourself then, friend," said the magistrate, "and the clerk will take it down from your own mouth."

From The Antiquary — Volume 02 by Scott, Walter, Sir




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