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† deˈlabrate, v. rare.
[f. F. délabrer to shatter, dilapidate, délabré dilapidated, tattered; of unknown origin: see Littré and Hatzfeld.]
To dilapidate, ruin. Hence deˈlabrated ppl. a.
1813Forsyth Remarks Excurs. Italy 292 You can distinguish at once the three delabrated craters upon which the city forms a loose amphitheatre. |