Both Uses of
dictate
in
Emma
- Poor Miss Bates may very likely have committed her niece and hurried her into a greater appearance of intimacy than her own good sense would have dictated, in spite of the very natural wish of a little change.†
Chpt 2.15-16
- A thousand and a thousand thanks for all the kindness you have ever shewn me, and ten thousand for the attentions your heart will dictate towards her.†
Chpt 3.13-14 *
Definition:
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(dictate as in: Hitler dictated that...) issue commands or orders