The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dictate \Dic"tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dictated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dictating.] [L. dictatus, p. p. of dictare, freq. of dicere to say. See Diction, and cf. Dight.]
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To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis.
The mind which dictated the Iliad.
--Wayland.Pages dictated by the Holy Spirit.
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To say; to utter; to communicate authoritatively; to deliver (a command) to a subordinate; to declare with authority; to impose; as, to dictate the terms of a treaty; a general dictates orders to his troops.
Whatsoever is dictated to us by God must be believed.
--Watts.Syn: To suggest; prescribe; enjoin; command; point out; urge; admonish.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of dictate English)
Usage examples of "dictating".
Jill found a chair and kept quiet, as Jubal was at his desk and dictating to Dorcas.
She had taken the time to dress properly, but grudged the necessity, and in the dim and filtered Motelight she was running her hands over the body of a Brown-and-white, bending its (her) elbow and shoulder joints and tracing the muscles, all the while dictating a running monologue into her throat mike.
He drew the microphone closer and resumed dictating with another sigh of contentment.
But I am sure I see signs in the above article that you are either unaccustomed to dictating or are out of practice.