Dict (say)
Dict
Latin dicere, dictum: to say.
The teacher dictated five spellings to the class.
Predict
To say what will happen before it happens.
Can you predict the end of the story?
Dictionary
A book that says what words mean.
Priya checked the meaning in her dictionary.
Remember: Dict = say. Predict = say before; contradict = say against; a dictionary 'says' what words mean.