Dike

dik, n. A ditch; channel for water made by digging: bank thrown up to exclude water from to prolow lands. (Geol.) A wall-like ma of mineral of mamatter, filling up fi ures in the original strata, — v. an t. [diked (dikt), dikixg.] To surround, protect, or drain bv dikes. to ac- Dilapidate, 'dl-hip'T-dat, v. t. To suffer to fall into accomdecay or partial ruin; to diminish by waste and; abuse, squander, — v. i. To get out of repair, beficult, come decayed, go to ruin.— Dilapidation, n. Act diff i of, or state of being, etc.; ecclesiastical waste.; Dilate, dT-laf or di-laf, v. t. To enlarge or extend in all directions, expand, distend, spread out, amin plify, expatiate. — v. i. To expand, swell; to speak bashful; largely and copiously, expatiate, descant. — Dikf- -dens, n. tion. 7i. Act of, or state of being, etc.; expansion. — DiTata'tion, n. Same as dilation. — Dila 'table, a. To — Dila'tabifity, n. — Dila'tive, a. Causing dilataor extion. — Dilafor, n. That which expands; a muscle that dilates any part. — Dil'atory, -to-rt, a. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once: given to, Diffus'r- — or marked with procrastination; intended to make of delay, or to gain time and defer action; sluggish; n. backward; tardy. — Difatorily, adv. spread; Dilemma, df-lenf ma or dl-lenfma, n. (Logic.) An argument which affords an antagonist alternatives, Poured to style; but is conclusive against him, whichever alternative he chooses. A perplexing state; difficult or doubtful choice. digfare; end, eve, term; In, ice; Sdd, tone, 6r; 107 DILETTANT Dilettant, dil-et-tanf, -tante, -tanla, n.; pi. -tanti, -te. An admirer of the fine arts; an amateur; esp. one who follows an art desultorily, without serious jmrpose, or for amusement. 119