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DiGNiFiCATioN, s. Urramachadh, àrdachadh.
Dignify, v. a. 1. Advance, prefer, exalt: urram-
aich, àrdaich, tog an inbhe. 2. honour, adorn,
give lustre to : urramaicli, àrdaich, onoraich.
Dignitary, «. Fear urramach.
Dignity, s. 1. Rank, elevation : urram, inbhe,
inbheachd, meas, àrd-inbhe, onoir, àrdachadh. 2.
grandeur of mien : ana-beachdalachd, meamnadh,
àrd-aigne. 3. advancement, preferment, high place :
àrdachadh, onoir.
Digress, v. n. 1. Turn aside out of the road : tionn-
daidh as an t-slighe, claon, rach liar. 2. depart
from the main design of a discoui'se : bris air do
sheanachas. 3. wander, expatiate : bi iomrallach,
rach air seacharan.
Digression, *. 1. A passage deviating from the
main tenour of a discourse : seacharan seanachais,
iomrall cainnte. 2. deviation : claonadh, fiaradh,
dol as an t-slighe.
Digressional, I a^J. Iomrallach, scachranach, neo-
DiGRESSivE, / phoncail.
Digressively, adv. See Digressive.
Dike, s. 1. A channel to receive water : clais, dig,
cani-fath. 2. a mound to hinder inundations :
gàradh, bruach, callaid.
Dilacerate, v. a. Riasail, srac, stròic, reub, spion.
DiLACERATioN, s. Eiasladh, sracadh, stròiceadh,
rcubadh.
DiLANiATE, V. a. See Dilacerate.
DiLANiATioN, s. See Dilaceration.
Dilapidate, v. a. et 7i. 1. Make desert, consume
wastefully : dìth-làraich, dean 'n a nochd-làrach,
fàsaich. 2. go to ruin, fall by decay: fas 'n ad aibhist.
Dilapidation, .«. Tuiteam sios, fas n a aibhist.
Dilapidator, «. Fear-deanamh aibhist.
Dilatable, adj. Sinteach.
Dilatation, s. Shieadh, sgaoileadh a mach, tarr-
uing a mach.
Dilate, r.«. et H. 1. Extend, spread out, enlarge :
sin, sgaoil a mach, leudaicli. 2. relate at large,
tell diffusely and copiously : leudaicli, aithris gu
min. 3. widen, grow wide : leudaich, meudaich,
at, fas mòr. 4. speak largely and copiously : leud-
aich, bi leudachadh, labhair gu min.
Dilate, adj. Sinteach, farsuinn, mòr.
Dilater, s. Fear-leudachaidh.
Dilatorily, adv. See Dilatory.
Dilatoriness, s. Màirnealachd, maidheanachd, àth-
aisichead adhaiseachd seamsan, fàrdal, lunndair-
eachd, teadalachd.
Dilatory, adj. Mall, màirnealach, fàrdalacli, niaidh-
eanach, seamsanach, lunndach.
Dilection, s. Gràdhachadh, caoirahneas-gràidh.
Dilemma, s. 1. An argument equally conclusive
by contrary suppositions : argumaid ribidh. 2. a
difficult, or doubtful choice : ioma-chomhairle,
imcheist.
Diligence, s. Dichioll, aghartas, dùrachd.
Diligent, ad;'. 1. Constant in application, assidu-
ous, not lazy : dichiollach, eallamh, dèanadach,
dùrachdach, aghartach, gnìonihach. 2. constant-
ly applied ; dichiollach, suothrachail.
Diligently, adv. See Diligent.
DiLUCiD, adj. Soilleir, glan.
Dilucidate, v. a. Soilleirich, minich.
DiLuciDATioN, s. Soilleireachadh, mineachadli.
DiLUciDLV, adv. See Dilucid.
Diluent, adj. A' tanachadh.
Diluent, «. Ni a thanaicheas.
Dilute, v. a. 1. Make thin : tanaich. 2. make
weak : lagaich.
Dilute, adj. Tana, lag, caol, seang.
DiLUTER, s. Fear-tanachaidh.
Dilution, s. Tanachadh.
DiLUViAN, adj. Tuilteach, dilionach.
Dim, adj. 1. Not having a quick sight: doilleir,
dorch, dall. 2. dull of apprehension : dorch, doill-
eir. 3. not clearly seen, obscure : neo-shoilleir,
dorch. 4. obstructing the act of vision : dorch,
duaichnidh.
Dim, v. a. 1. Cloud, darken : doilleirich, dorchaich,
dall, neulaich. 2. make less bright, obscure :
dorchaich, doilleirich, neulaich, dean dubharach.
Dim-sighted, adj. Aig am bheil droch sheall-
adh.
DiMBLE, s. See Dingle, s.
Dimension, s. Tomhas, meud, meudachd, tomad,
tomult.
DiMENTioNLEss, adj. Gun tomhas.
Dimensity, s. Meudachd, farsuinneachd.
Dimensive, ad/. Crlochnach.
Dimication, s. Cath, cathachadh.
Diminish, v. a. et n. 1. Make less by abscission,
or destruction of any part : lughdaich, beagaich,
dean ni 's lugha. 2. impair, lessen, degrade : lugh-
daich, maslaich, thoir a sios. 3. take any thing
from that to which it belongs : thoir uaith. 4.
grow less, be impaired : fas ni 's lugha.
DiMiNisHiNGLY, adv. Air mhodh lughdachaidh, no,
lughdaireachd.
DiMiNUTE, adj. Beag, crion.
DiMiNUTELY, adv. See Diminute.
Diminution,*. 1. The act of making less : lughd-
achadh, beagachadh. 2. discredit, loss of dignity :
eas-onorachadh, isleachadh. 3. deprivation of dig-
nity, injury of reputation : lughdaireachd.
Diminutive, ail/ Beag, crion, leibideach, meanbh.
Diminutive, s. 1. A word formed to express lit-
tleness : focal crion-sheadh. 2. that wliich dimi-
nishes, or abates : ni a lughdaicheas.
Diminutively, adv. See Diminutive, ad/.
Diminutiveness, s. Crinead, neo-iiitheachd, crlne.
Dimisii, adj. Doilleir, dubharach, car dorcha.
DiMissioN, s. Cead falbh.
DiMissoRY, ad/. A' toirt cead falbha.
DiMiT, V. a. Thoir cead falbha.
Dimity, s. Seòrs' aodaich canaich.
Dimly, adv. See Dim, adj.
Dimming, s. Doilleireachd, dubharachd.
Dimness, «. 1. Dulness of sight : doilleireachd,
dubharachd, doille. 2. want of apprehension, stu
pidity : doille, doill' inntinu.
Dimple, s. Lagan maisc.
Dimple, v. ii. Bi laganach.