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Definition of dictate to phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dictate to

phrasal verb
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dictate to somebody
  1. [often passive] to give orders to somebody, often in a rude or aggressive way
    • She refused to be dictated to by anyone.
    • I refuse to be dictated to.
See dictate to in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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