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dictar.

to dictate

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/diɡˈtaɾ/[d̪iɣ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
  1. to dictate

    ambitransitive
    dictar una oración
  2. to pronounce

    transitive
  3. to give; to deliver (i.e. a lecture)

    transitive
  4. to lay down

    transitive
    dictar la ley
    dictar la sentencia
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin dictārebor. Spanish dictar Borrowed from Latin dictāre.

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