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dilapidate

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14
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16
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/dɪˈlæp.ɪ.deɪt/ (UK)
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/dɪˈlæp.ɪ.deɪt/ (UK) · /dəˈlæp.ə.deɪt/ (UK)

Definition of dilapidate

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To cause to become ruined or put into disrepair.
    “If the bishop, parson, or vicar, etc., dilapidates the buildings, or cuts down the timber of the patrimony[…]”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To cause to become ruined or put into disrepair.
    “If the bishop, parson, or vicar, etc., dilapidates the buildings, or cuts down the timber of the patrimony[…]”
  2. (figuratively, transitive)To squander or waste.
    “The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much dilapidated.”
  3. (archaic, intransitive)To fall into ruin or disuse.

adj

  1. (archaic, obsolete)dilapidated

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Etymology

From Latin dilapidō (“to scatter, consume, throw away”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from dis- (“asunder”) + lapidō (“to stone”), from lapis (“stone”). Compare French dilapider.

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