Both Uses of
actuate
in
Bleak House
- I assure your ladyship I am not actuated by any motives of that sort," says Mr. Guppy, "and I couldn't accept anything of the kind.†
Chpt 28-30 *
- My mother, though highly exasperating to the feelings, is actuated by maternal dictates.†
Chpt 37-39
Definition:
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(actuate) to make a machine work or cause someone to act