👉 Dilection is a verb that means to divide or cut off, especially in a way that separates two things. It can also mean to change something from one state of being to another. For example, if someone cuts off their hair into two separate parts, it's called "dilection" because they divided the hair into two parts for cutting and shaping. Dilections are often used figuratively in literature, where a character might be cut off or divided into two parts, which is
