What is the definition for 'dictate' ?

Question: What is the definition for 'dictate' !?

Yeah!.!.!. What does dictate mean!?
Like, if somebody said 'I can't dictate your life'
What would that mean!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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dic·tate /v!. ?d?kte?t, d?k?te?t; n!. ?d?kte?t/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[v!. dik-teyt, dik-teyt; n!. dik-teyt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation verb, -tat·ed, -tat·ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1!. to say or read (something) aloud for another person to transcribe or for a machine to record: to dictate some letters to a secretary!.
2!. to prescribe or lay down authoritatively or peremptorily; command unconditionally: to dictate peace terms to a conquered enemy!.

basicly it's like saying "i can't tell you what to do every step of the way"!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It means to control!. Think of the word dictator, you know what one of those is!. Ok, if you dictate someone's life you are telling them everything they have to do and they have no self will, they are just doing what you tell them and not thinking for themselves!. Sheep!.Www@QuestionHome@Com