All 3 Uses of
dictate
in
Crime and Punishment
- One, poorly dressed in mourning, sat at the table opposite the chief clerk, writing something at his dictation.†
Chpt 2.1 *
- I will dictate to you.†
Chpt 2.1 *
- The head clerk began dictating to him the usual form of declaration, that he could not pay, that he undertook to do so at a future date, that he would not leave the town, nor sell his property, and so on.†
Chpt 2.1
Definitions:
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(dictate as in: Hitler dictated that...) issue commands or orders
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(dictate as in: dictate a letter) say out loud for the purpose of recording