dictated
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5.4
- adjective
- /dɪkˈteɪtɪd/
- I think we don't realize how much of ourselves is dictated by our past.
Examples
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The law dictated the procedures that must be followed in cases of emergency.
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Again, the space dictated what we are able to do.
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So suppose the government dictated what kind of car options we should have.
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And a large part of that is dictated by your own acceptance of yourself.
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This is being dictated by a disastrous PFI deal.
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The team's strategy was dictated by the coach's extensive experience.
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Many aspects of our daily routines are dictated by the schedules we follow.
Synonyms
174
3.4
Done because someone makes you do it, not because you want to
41
2.4
Found after careful study or testing
33
4.1
A person or group sets rules that people must follow
18
3.7
Made by a court that people or companies must follow
15
4.4
An official rule or authority sets what must be done
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4.4
Force makes someone do something they do not choose
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6.5
Strict rules make people do the same things and limit their freedom
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6.3
Fixed by a rule or set by someone in charge
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6.9
An official order fixes a date or rule
Antonyms
Idioms
- Formal
Prepared while someone speaks the words and not checked by the writer, often containing mistakes
How Imposed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dictated comes from the root dict meaning 'say', seen in words like dictionary and dictator. Because those 'words' were often commands from someone in charge, dictated now means 'set or ordered by authority'.