Dictate and Implore

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

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Implore is an antonym for dictate in topics: command, read out for the record.

Implore verb - To make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner.

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Dictate is an antonym for implore.

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Implore and Dictate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dictate/implore

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