All 3 Uses of
dictate
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- "So, for the present, we will write that you absolutely deny the charge brought against you," said Nikolay Parfenovitch, impressively, and bending down to the secretary he dictated to him in an undertone what to write.†
Chpt 9
- The same lady, bathed in tears of long-concealed indignation, alleged that he, he of all men, had despised her for her action, which, though incautious, reckless perhaps, was still dictated by lofty and generous motives.†
Chpt 12
- 'Drive nature out of the door and it will fly in at the window,' and, above all, let us not be afraid of words, but decide the question according to the dictates of reason and humanity and not of mystic ideas.†
Chpt 12 *
Definition:
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(dictate as in: Hitler dictated that...) issue commands or orders