Anagrams of: DICTATE

• an authoritative rule

• a guiding principle

• issue commands or orders for

• say out loud for the purpose of recording

• rule as a dictator

• a grey volcanic rock containing plagioclase and quartz and other crystalline minerals

• To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.

• To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.

• To vomit.

• To go wandering at night.

• To gossip in a catty manner.

• To apply the cat command to (one or more files).

• To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared target) usually with no intention of browsing it carefully.

• a military trainee (as at a military academy)

• a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

• make reference to

• commend

• refer to

• repeat a passage from

• refer to for illustration or proof

• advance evidence for

• call in an official matter, such as to attend court

• a formal or authoritative proclamation

• a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

• an authoritative declaration

• an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding

• a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body

• something that people do or cause to happen

• a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet

• a short performance that is part of a longer program

• a manifestation of insincerity

• perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

• behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

• play a role or part

• discharge one's duties

• pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind

• be suitable for theatrical performance

• have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected

• be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure

• behave unnaturally or affectedly

• perform on a stage or theater

• any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)

• any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt

• street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

• harsh or corrosive in tone

• being sour to the taste

• having the characteristics of an acid