Dictate and Determine

Dictate

Dictate verb - To request the doing of by virtue of one's authority.

Determine is a synonym for dictate in decree topic. In some cases you can use "Determine" instead a verb "Dictate".

Determine

Determine verb - To give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute).

Dictate is a synonym for determine in affect topic. Sometimes you can use "Dictate" instead a verb "Determine", if it concerns topics such as control, decree.

Nearby Words: determination, determining, determinative, determiner, determinating

Common collocations

purpose dictate purpose determine purpose
life dictate life determine life
role dictate role determine role
order dictate order determine order
Other words: course, fate, number, price, outcome, way, length, actions, behavior, events, abilities, fates.
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