" dictating "

[Verb]  | "dic*tate" | \ ˈdik-ˌtāt \

1: to utter words to be transcribed : to give dictation

2: to speak or act domineeringly : prescribe

3: to speak or read for a person to transcribe or for a machine to record

Origin: 1577 ;

 Borrowed from Latin dictātus, past participle of dictāre "to say repeatedly, speak aloud words to be transcribed by another, issue as an order," frequentative of dīcere "to talk, speak, say, utter" {mat|diction|};

  * Note : See note at {dictator|dictator}.;

[Noun]  | "dictating machine" 

1: a machine used especially for the recording of human speech for transcription

Origin: 1907 ;

[Phrasal verb]  | "dictate to" 

1: to give orders to (someone) —usually used as (be) dictated to

[Adjective]  | "dictating" 

[Verb]  | "dictating" 

[Verb]  | "dictate"