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The act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing; also that which is dictated.

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Behest 76% connected

That which is willed or ordered; a command; a mandate; an injunction.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Charge 76% connected

To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.

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Commandment 76% connected

An order or injunction given by authority; a command; a charge; a precept; a mandate.

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Commission 76% connected

The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating.

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Countermand 76% connected

To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given; as, to countermand an order for goods.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Direction 76% connected

The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering; guidance; management; superintendence; administration; as, the direction o/ public…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Injunction 76% connected

The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.

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Order 76% connected

Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system

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Broader term 3

Language 76% connected

Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically, human speech; the expression of ideas by the voice; sounds, expressive of thought, artic…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Matter 76% connected

That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the constituent elements of concep…

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Speech 76% connected

The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate sounds; the power of speaking.

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Dictate 74% connected

To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Dictate 74% connected

To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Order 74% connected

Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Order 74% connected

Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Bid 92% connected

of Bid

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Bidding 92% connected

of Bid

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Command 92% connected

To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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