Part 3083

<hw><hw>Di"cro*tal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Di"cro*tous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a double beating.]</ety> <def>Dicrotic.</def>

<h1>Dicrotic</h1> <Xpage=408>

<hw>Di*crot"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ = <?/ to knock, beat.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Of or pertaining to dicrotism; <as>as, a <ex>dicrotic</ex> pulse</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Of or pertaining to the second expansion of the artery in the dicrotic pulse; <as>as, the <ex>dicrotic</ex> wave</as>.</def>

<h1>Dicrotism</h1> <Xpage=408>

<hw>Di"cro*tism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A condition in which there are two beats or waves of the arterial pulse to each beat of the heart.</def>

<h1>Dicta</h1> <Xpage=408>

<hw>Dic"ta</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>See <er>Dictum</er>.</def>

<h1>Dictamen</h1> <Xpage=408>

<hw>Dic*ta"men</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL., fr. <ets>dictare</ets> to dictate.]</ety> <def>A dictation or dictate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Falkland.</i>

<h1>Dictamnus</h1> <Xpage=408>

<hw>Dic*tam"nus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. See <er>Dittany</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A suffrutescent, <i>D</i>. <i>Fraxinella</i> (the only species), with strong perfume and showy flowers. The volatile oil of the leaves is highly inflammable.</def>

<h1>Dictate</h1> <Xpage=408>

<hw>Dic"tate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Dictated</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Dictating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>dictatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>dictare</ets>, freq. of <ets>dicere</ets> to say. See <er>Diction</er>, and cf. <er>Dight</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; <as>as, to <ex>dictate</ex> a letter to an amanuensis</as>.</def>

<blockquote>The mind which <b>dictated</b> the Iliad. <i>Wayland.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Pages <b>dictated</b> by the Holy Spirit. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To say; to utter; to communicate authoritatively; to deliver (a command) to a subordinate; to declare with authority; to impose; <as>as, to <ex>dictate</ex> the terms of a treaty; a general <ex>dictates</ex> orders to his troops.</as></def>

<blockquote>Whatsoever is <b>dictated</b> to us by God must be believed. <i>Watts.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To suggest; prescribe; enjoin; command; point out; urge; admonish.</syn>

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<hw>Dic"tate</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on).</def>

<blockquote>Who presumed to <b>dictate</b> to the sovereign. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To compose literary works; to tell what shall be written or said by another.</def>

<blockquote>Sylla could not skill of letters, and therefore knew not how to <b>dictate</b>. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>Dic"tate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>dictatum</ets>. See <er>Dictate</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <def>A statement delivered with authority; an order; a command; an authoritative rule, principle, or maxim; a prescription; <as>as, listen to the <ex>dictates</ex> of your conscience; the <ex>dictates</ex> of the gospel.</as></def>