dictate vs read

read vs dictate

dictate and read both are nouns.

dictate and read both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dictate	Yes	No	Yes	No
read	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, read is a hypernym of dictate; that is, read is a word with a broader meaning than dictate:

dictate: say out loud for the purpose of recording
read: look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed

dictate (noun)	read (noun)
a guiding principle	something that is read
an authoritative rule

dictate (verb)	read (verb)
say out loud for the purpose of recording	interpret something that is written or printed
issue commands or orders for	look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
rule as a dictator	interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
	make sense of a language
	be a student of a certain subject
	obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
	to hear and understand
	interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
	indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
	audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
	have or contain a certain wording or form

Difference between dictate and read

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