Chapter 435

Dig"i*tate (?) , Dig"i*ta`ted (?) , a. [L. digitatus having fingers.] (Bot.) Having several leaflets arranged, like the fingers of the hand, at the extremity of a stem or petiole. Also, in general, characterized by digitation. -- Dig"i*tate*ly (#) , adv.

Digitation <Xpage=411>

Dig`i*ta"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. digitation .] A division into fingers or fingerlike processes; also, a fingerlike process.

Digitiform <Xpage=411>

Dig"i*ti*form (?) , a. [L. digitus a finger + -form .] Formed like a finger or fingers; finger-shaped; as, a digitiform root .

Digitigrade <Xpage=411>

Dig"i*ti*grade (?) , a. [L. digitus finger, toe + gradi to step, walk: cf. F. digitigrade .] (Zo\'94l.) Walking on the toes; -- distinguished from plantigrade .

Digitigrade <Xpage=411>

Dig"i*ti*grade , n. (Zo\'94l.) An animal that walks on its toes, as the cat, lion, wolf, etc.; -- distinguished from a plantigrade , which walks on the palm of the foot.

Digitipartite <Xpage=411>

Dig`i*ti*par"tite (?) , a. [L. digitus finger + partite .] (Bot.) Parted like the fingers.

Digitize <Xpage=411>

Dig"i*tize (?) , v. t. [ Digit + -ize .] To finger; as, to digitize a pen . [R.] Sir T. Browne. <-- computers to convert (information, a signal, an image) into a form expressible in binary notation -->

Digitorium <Xpage=411>

Dig`i*to"ri*um (?) , n. [NL., fr. L. digitus a finger.] A small dumb keyboard used by pianists for exercising the fingers; -- called also dumb piano .

Digitule <Xpage=411>

Dig"i*tule (?) , n. [L. digitulus , dim. of digitus .] (Zo\'94l.) A little finger or toe, or something resembling one.

Digladiate <Xpage=411>

Di*gla"di*ate (?) , v. i. [L. digladiari ; di- = dis- + gladius a sword.] To fight like gladiators; to contend fiercely; to dispute violently. [Obs.]

Digladiating like \'92schines and Demosthenes. Hales.

Digladiation <Xpage=411>

Di*gla`di*a"tion (?) , n. Act of digladiating. [Obs.] "Sore digladiations and contest."

Evelyn.

Diglottism <Xpage=411>

Di*glot"tism (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ speaking two languages; <?/ = <?/ twice + <?/ tongue. See Glottis .] Bilingualism. [R.]

Earle.

Diglyph <Xpage=411>

Di"glyph (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/ = <?/ twice + <?/ to hollow out, carve.] (Arch.) A projecting face like the triglyph, but having only two channels or grooves sunk in it.

Dignation <Xpage=411>

Dig*na"tion (?) , n. [L. dignatio .] The act of thinking worthy; honor. [Obs.]

Jer. Taylor.

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Digne <Xpage=412>

Digne (?) , a. [F., fr. L. dignus . See Design .]

1. Worthy; honorable; deserving. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

2. Suitable; adequate; fit. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

3. Haughty; disdainful. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Dignification <Xpage=412>

Dig`ni*fi*ca"tion (?) , n. [See Dignify .] The act of dignifying; exaltation.

Dignified <Xpage=412>

Dig"ni*fied (?) , a. Marked with dignity; stately; as, a dignified judge .

Dignify <Xpage=412>

Dig"ni*fy (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dignified (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dignifying .] [OF. dignifier , fr. LL. d<?/<?/nificare ; L. dignus worthy + ficare (in comp.), facere to make. See Deign , and Fact .] To invest with dignity or honor; to make illustrious; to give distinction to; to exalt in rank; to honor.

Your worth will dignity our feast. B. Jonson.

Syn. -- To exalt; elevate; prefer; advance; honor; illustrate; adorn; ennoble.

Dignitary <Xpage=412>

Dig"ni*ta*ry (?) , n. ; pl. Dignitaries (#) . [Cf. F. dignitaire , fr. L. dignitas .] One who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor; especially, one who holds an ecclesiastical rank above that of a parochial priest or clergyman.

Dignity <Xpage=412>

Dig"ni*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Dignities (#) . [OE. dignete , dignite , OF. dignet\'82 , dignit\'82 , F. dignit\'82 , fr. L. dignitas , from dignus worthy. See Dainty , Deign .]

1. The state of being worthy or honorable; elevation of mind or character; true worth; excellence.

2. Elevation; grandeur.

The dignity of this act was worth the audience of kings. Shak.

3. Elevated rank; honorable station; high office, political or ecclesiastical; degree of excellence; preferment; exaltation.

Macaulay.

And the king said, What honor and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Esth. vi. 3.

Reuben, thou art my firstborn, . . . the excellency of dignity , and the excellency of power. Gen. xlix. 3.

4. Quality suited to inspire respect or reverence; loftiness and grace; impressiveness; stateliness; -- said of <?/<?/en, manner, style, etc.

A letter written with singular energy and dignity of thought <?/<?/d language. Macaulay.

5. One holding high rank; a dignitary.

These filthy dreamers . . . speak evil of dignities . Jude. 8.

6. Fundamental principle; axiom; maxim. [Obs.]

Sciences concluding from dignities , and principles known by themselves. Sir T. Browne.

Syn. -- See Decorum .

To stand upon one's dignity , to have or to affect a high notion of one's own rank, privilege, or character.

They did not stand upon their dignity , nor give their minds to being or to seeming as elegant and as fine as anybody else. R. G. White.

Dignotion <Xpage=412>

Dig*no"tion (?) , n. [L. dignoscere to distinguish; di- = dis- + gnoscere , noscere , to learn to know.] Distinguishing mark; diagnostic. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

Digonous <Xpage=412>

Dig"o*nous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ = <?/ double + <?/ an angle.] Having two angles.

Smart.

Digram <Xpage=412>

Di"gram (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ = <?/ twice + <?/ letter.] A digraph.

Digraph <Xpage=412>

Di"graph (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ = <?/ twice + <?/ a writing, <?/ to write.] Two signs or characters combined to express a single articulated sound; as ea in head , or th in bath .

Digraphic <Xpage=412>

Di*graph"ic (?) , a. Of or pertaining to a digraph.

H. Sweet.

Digress <Xpage=412>

Di*gress" (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Digressed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Digressing .] [L. digressus , p. p. of digredi to go apart, to deviate; di- = dis- + gradi to step, walk. See Grade .]

1. To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.

Moreover she beginneth to digress in latitude. Holland.

In the pursuit of an argument there is hardly room to digress into a particular definition as often as a man varies the signification of any term. Locke.

2. To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to offend. [R.]

Thy abundant goodness shall excuse This deadly blot on thy digressing son. Shak.

Digress <Xpage=412>

Di*gress" , n. Digression. [Obs.]

Fuller.

Digression <Xpage=412>

Di*gres"sion (?) , n. [L. digressio : cf. F. digression .]

1. The act of digressing or deviating, esp. from the main subject of a discourse; hence, a part of a discourse deviating from its main design or subject.

The digressions I can not excuse otherwise, than by the confidence that no man will read them. Sir W. Temple.

2. A turning aside from the right path; transgression; offense. [R.]

Then my digression is so vile, so base, That it will live engraven in my face. Shak.

3. (Anat.) The elongation, or angular distance from the sun; -- said chiefly of the inferior planets. [R.]

Digressional <Xpage=412>

Di*gres"sion*al (?) , a. Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.

T. Warton.

Digressive <Xpage=412>

Di*gress"ive (?) , a. [Cf. F. digressif .] Departing from the main subject; partaking of the nature of digression.

Johnson.

Digressively <Xpage=412>

Di*gress"ive*ly , adv. By way of digression.

Digue <Xpage=412>

Digue (?) , n. [F. See Dike .] A bank; a dike. [Obs.]

Sir W. Temple.

Digynia <Xpage=412>

Di*gyn"i*a (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ = <?/ twice + <?/ a woman, a female.] (Bot.) A Linn\'91an order of plants having two styles.

Digynian, Digynous <Xpage=412>

Di*gyn"i*an (?) , Dig"y*nous (?) , a. [Cf. F. digyne .] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the Digynia; having two styles.

Dihedral <Xpage=412>

Di*he"dral (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ = <?/ twice + <?/ a seat, bottom, base, fr. <?/ to sit. Cf. Diedral .] Having two plane faces; as, the dihedral summit of a crystal .

Dihedral angle , the angular space contained between planes which intersect. It is measured by the angle made by any two lines at right angles to the two planes.

Dihedron <Xpage=412>

Di*he"dron (?) , n. [See Dihedral .] A figure with two sides or surfaces.

Buchanan.

Dihexagonal <Xpage=412>

Di`hex*ag"o*nal (?) , a. [Pref. di- + hexagonal .] (a) Consisting of two hexagonal parts united; thus, a dihexagonal pyramid is composed of two hexagonal pyramids placed base to base. (b) Having twelve similar faces; as, a dihexagonal prism .

Diiamb <Xpage=412>

Di`i*amb" (?) , n. A diiambus.

Diiambus <Xpage=412>

Di`i*am"bus (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ = <?/ twice + <?/. See Lambus .] (Pros.) A double iambus; a foot consisting of two iambuses (<?/ <?/ <?/ <?/).

Diiodide <Xpage=412>

Di*i"o*dide (?; 104) , n. [Pref. di- + iod ine.] (Chem.) A compound of a binary type containing two atoms of iodine; -- called also biniodide .

Diisatogen <Xpage=412>

Di`i*sat"o*gen (?) , n. [Pref. di- + isat ine + -gen .] (Chem.) A red crystalline nitrogenous substance or artificial production, which by reduction passes directly to indigo.

Dijudicant <Xpage=412>

Di*ju"di*cant (?) , n. [L. dijudicans , p. pr.] One who dijudicates. [R.]

Wood.

Dijudicate <Xpage=412>

Di*ju"di*cate (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Dijudicated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dijucating (?) .] [L. dijudicatus , p. p. of dijudicare to decide; di- = dis- + judicare to judge.] To make a judicial decision; to decide; to determine. [R.]

Hales.

Dijudication <Xpage=412>

Di*ju`di*ca"tion (?) , n. [L. dijudicatio .] The act of dijudicating; judgment. [R.]

Cockeram.

Dika <Xpage=412>

Di"ka (?) , n. [Native West African name.] A kind of food, made from the almondlike seeds of the Irvingia Barteri , much used by natives of the west coast of Africa; -- called also dika bread .

Dike <Xpage=412>

Dike (?) , n. [OE. dic , dike , diche , ditch, AS. d<?/c dike, ditch; akin to D. dijk dike, G. deich , and prob. teich pond, Icel. d<?/ki dike, ditch, Dan. dige ; perh. akin to Gr. <?/ (for <?/) wall, and even E. dough ; or perh. to Gr. <?/ pool, marsh. Cf. Ditch .]

1. A ditch; a channel for water made by digging.

Little channels or dikes cut to every bed. Ray.

2. An embankment to prevent inundations; a levee.

Dikes that the hands of the farmers had raised . . . Shut out the turbulent tides. Longfellow.

3. A wall of turf or stone. [Scot.]

4. (Geol.) A wall-like mass of mineral matter, usually an intrusion of igneous rocks, filling up rents or fissures in the original strata.

Dike <Xpage=412>

Dike , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Diked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Diking .] [OE. diken , dichen , AS. d\'c6cian to dike. See Dike .]

1. To surround or protect with a dike or dry bank; to secure with a bank.

2. To drain by a dike or ditch.

Dike <Xpage=412>

Dike , v. i. To work as a ditcher; to dig. [Obs.]

He would thresh and thereto dike and delve. Chaucer.

Diker <Xpage=412>

Dik"er (?) , n.

1. A ditcher.

Piers Plowman.

2. One who builds stone walls; usually, one who builds them without lime. [Scot.]

Dilacerate <Xpage=412>

Di*lac"er*ate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dilacerated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dilacerating (?) .] [L. dilaceratus , p. p. of dilacerare to tear apart; di- = dis- + lacerare to tear.] To rend asunder; to tear to pieces.

Sir T. Browne.

Dilaceration <Xpage=412>

Di*lac`er*a"tion (?) , n. [L. dilaceratio : cf. F. dilac\'82ration .] The act of rending asunder.

Arbuthnot.

Dilaniate <Xpage=412>

Di*la"ni*ate (?) , v. t. [L. dilaniatus , p. p. of dilaniare to dilacerate; di- = dis- + laniare to tear to pieces.] To rend in pieces; to tear. [R.]

Howell.

Dilaniation <Xpage=412>

Di*la`ni*a"tion (?) , n. A rending or tearing in pieces; dilaceration. [R.]

Dilapidate <Xpage=412>

Di*lap"i*date (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dilapidated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dilapidating (?) .] [L. dilapidare to scatter like stones; di- = dis- + lapidare to throw stones, fr. lapis a stone. See Lapidary .]

1. To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin, by misuse or through neglect; to destroy the fairness and good condition of; -- said of a building.

If the bishop, parson, or vicar, etc., dilapidates the buildings, or cuts down the timber of the patrimony. Blackstone.

2. To impair by waste and abuse; to squander.

The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much dilapidated . Wood.

Dilapidate <Xpage=412>

Di*lap"i*date , v. i. To get out of repair; to fall into partial ruin; to become decayed; as, the church was suffered to dilapidate .

Johnson.

Dilapidated <Xpage=412>

Di*lap"i*da`ted (?) , a. Decayed; fallen into partial ruin; injured by bad usage or neglect.

A deserted and dilapidated buildings. Cooper.

Dilapidation <Xpage=412>

Di*lap`i*da"tion (?) , n. [L. dilapidatio : cf. F. dilapidation .]

1. The act of dilapidating, or the state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined, or squandered.

Tell the people that are relived by the dilapidation of their public estate. Burke.

2. Ecclesiastical waste; impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or by intention.

The business of dilapidations came on between our bishop and the Archibishop of York. Strype.

3. (Law) The pulling down of a building, or suffering it to fall or be in a state of decay.

Burrill.

Dilapidator <Xpage=412>

Di*lap"i*da`tor (?) , n. [Cf. F. dilapidateur .] One who causes dilapidation.

Strype.

Dilatability <Xpage=412>

Di*la`ta*bil"i*ty (?) , n. [Cf. F. dilatabilit\'82 .] The quality of being dilatable, or admitting expansion; -- opposed to contractibility .

Ray.

Dilatable <Xpage=412>

Di*lat"a*ble (?) , a. [Cf. F. dilatable .] Capable of expansion; that may be dilated; -- opposed to contractible ; as, the lungs are dilatable by the force of air; air is dilatable by heat.

Dilatation <Xpage=412>

Dil`a*ta"tion (?) , n. [OE. dilatacioun , F. dilatation , L. dilatatio , fr. dilatare . See Dilate , and cf. 2d Dilation .]

1. Prolixity; diffuse discourse. [Obs.] "What needeth greater dilatation ?"

Chaucer.

2. The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on al<?/ sides; the state of being dilated; dilation.

3. (Anat.) A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.

Dilatator <Xpage=412>

Dil`a*ta"tor (?) , n. [NL. Cf. L. dilatator a propagator.] (Anat.) A muscle which dilates any part; a dilator.

Dilate <Xpage=412>

Di*late" (?; 277) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dilated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dilating (?) .] [L. dilatare ; either fr. di- = dis- + latus wide, not the same word as latus , used as p. p. of ferre to bear (see Latitude ); or fr. dilatus , used as p. p. of differre to separate (see Delay , Tolerate , Differ , and cf. Dilatory ): cf. F. dilater .]

1. To expand; to distend; to enlarge or extend in all directions; to swell; -- opposed to contract ; as, the air dilates the lungs; air is dilated by increase of heat.

2. To enlarge upon; to relate at large; to tell copiously or diffusely. [R.]

Do me the favor to dilate at full What hath befallen of them and thee till now. Shak.

Syn. -- To expand; swell; distend; enlarge; spread out; amplify; expatiate.

Dilate <Xpage=412>

Di*late" , v. i.

1. To grow wide; to expand; to swell or extend in all directions.

His heart dilates and glories in his strength. Addison.

2. To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; -- with on or upon .

But still on their ancient joys dilate . Crabbe.

Dilate <Xpage=412>

Di*late" , a. Extensive; expanded. [Obs.]

B. Jonson.

Dilated <Xpage=412>

Di*lat"ed , a.

1. Expanded; enlarged.

Shak.

2. (Bot.) Widening into a lamina or into lateral winglike appendages.