We may define dielectrics as the insulating materials which transmit electric effects without conducting.
What do you mean by transmitting electric effects and how can insulators do it?

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Solution

It effect mainly can be electric field or potential. But may be here it is electromagnetic wave. Dielectric can transmit em wave by oscillating the charge centres with the oscillation of electric field. Also it can transfer energy in the same manner.

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