dictated
/ˈdɪkteɪtɪd/
adjective
- Spoken aloud for someone else to write down or record.
- The students handed in their dictated sentences for grading.
- The dictated letter was typed up by the assistant.
- All dictated notes were saved as audio files.
- Decided or controlled by something; not chosen freely.
- Their route was dictated by the weather.
- The schedule was dictated by the availability of the venue.
- Her choices were dictated by necessity, not desire.
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verb
- Past tense of dictate: said or read words aloud for someone else to write down or record.
- He dictated a quick message to his secretary.
- The author dictated the final chapter to his editor.
- She dictated the instructions to her team before leaving.
- Past tense of dictate: ordered or forced something to happen in a particular way.
- Her strict diet dictated what she could eat at the restaurant.
- The contract dictated the terms of the agreement.
- The emergency dictated that we leave immediately.
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