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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : dih-lap-i-deyt
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈlæp ɪˌdeɪt



Definition of dilapidate

Origin :
  • 1560s, "to bring a building to ruin," from Latin dilapidatus, past participle of dilapidare "to squander, waste," originally "to throw stones, scatter like stones;" see dilapidation. Perhaps the English word is a back-formation from dilapidation.
  • As in ruination : noun ruin
  • As in ruin : verb devastate, destroy
  • As in tear down : verb demolish, raze
  • As in wreck : verb ruin, destroy
  • As in pauperize : verb ruin
  • As in deface : verb mar, mutilate
  • As in demolish : verb destroy; consume
  • As in die : verb wither, dwindle
  • As in disintegrate : verb fall apart; reduce to pieces
  • As in dissolve : verb disappear, disintegrate
  • As in do in : verb destroy; exhaust
  • As in gut : verb clean out, strip
  • As in harm : verb injure; cause evil
Example sentences :
  • Everything about the villain stream has a dilapidate, broken-down air: the very mud of the Spider Water is rusty.
  • Extract from : « Held for Orders » by Frank H. Spearman
  • Smilash had immediately promised to dilapidate it to its former state at the end of the year.
  • Extract from : « An Unsocial Socialist » by George Bernard Shaw

Synonyms for dilapidate

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