Imperate

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Performed by a faculty other than the will, at the command of the will: opposed to elicit.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Done by express direction; not involuntary; communded.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Done by express direction; not involuntary; commanded.
  • Word Usage
    "Such are all the elicit [101] and imperate [102] acts of our understandings and wills; all actions that are voluntary, rational, and peculiarly human."
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