dictate
The origin and history of dictate.
Etymology
From Latin dictatum, "something dictated," rooted in dico, "to say" — the same root gives us "diction" and "dictionary."
The origin and history of dictate.
From Latin dictatum, "something dictated," rooted in dico, "to say" — the same root gives us "diction" and "dictionary."
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