Latin dictionary · verb

dīcō

to say, talk, speak, utter, mention

Dictionary forms: dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictum

Inflection: third conjugation, irregular short imperative

Meaning and definitions

1. to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
2. to declare, state
3. to affirm, assert (positively)
4. to tell
5. to appoint, name, nominate (to an office)
6. to call, name

Connected roots

• dic-

  saying, speaking

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• predict

  to state that a specified event will happen in the future

• verdict

  a decision on an issue of fact in a legal case

• dictate

  to state or order authoritatively; to say aloud for recording

• contradict

  to deny the truth of a statement by asserting the opposite

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