cl. 2. P. Ā. degdhi, digdhe, [Dhātup. xxiv, 5] (Subj. -déhat, [RV. vii, 50, 2]; pf. dideha, didihe, [MBh.]; fut. dhekṣyati, degdhā, [Siddh.]; aor. adhikṣat, °ta, 3. pl. °ṣur, [JaimBr.]; adigdha, [Pāṇ. vii, 3, 73]) to anoint, smear, plaster, [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [R.] &c.; increase, accumulate, [L.] : Caus. dehayati, °te, [MBh.] &c.; aor. adīdihat: Desid. didhikṣati, °te; dhīkṣate ([ŚBr.]), to wish to anoint one's self: Intens. dedihyate, dedegdhi.
[From orig. dhigh; cf. θιγγάνω, ἔ-θιγ-ον, τεῖχος, τοῖχος; Lat. fingo, figulus, figura; Goth. deigan, gadigis; O. E. dāh; E. dough; Germ. Teig.]
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