verb
Dictate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ circumstance , ↑ common sense , ↑ conscience , ↑ convention , ↑ etiquette , ↑ necessity , ↑ regulation , ↑ rule , ↑ tradition , ↑ wisdom
Dictate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ choice , ↑ course , ↑ pace , ↑ policy , ↑ tempo , ↑ term