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di·lap·i·date D0223200 (dĭ-lăp′ĭ-dāt′)tr. & intr.v. di·lap·i·dat·ed, di·lap·i·dat·ing, di·lap·i·dates 1. To bring or fall into a state of partial ruin, decay, or disrepair.2. Archaic To squander; waste.
[Latin dīlapidāre, dīlapidāt-, to demolish, destroy : dī-, dis-, apart; see dis- + lapidāre, to throw stones (from lapis, lapid-, stone).]
di·lap′i·da′tion n.dilapidate (dɪˈlæpɪˌdeɪt) vbto fall or cause to fall into ruin or decay[C16: from Latin dīlapidāre to scatter, waste, from dis- apart + lapidāre to stone, throw stones, from lapis stone]di•lap•i•date (dɪˈlæp ɪˌdeɪt)
v. -dat•ed, -dat•ing. v.t. 1. to cause or allow to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect. 2. Archaic. to squander. v.i. 3. to decay. [1560–70; < Medieval Latin dīlapidātus, past participle of dīlapidāre to squander (compare dīlapidātiō disrepair), Latin: to pelt with stones =di- di-2 + lapidāre to stone, derivative of lapis stone] di•lap`i•da′tion, n. dilapidate
Past participle: dilapidated
Gerund: dilapidating
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| dilapidate | | dilapidate |
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| I dilapidate | | you dilapidate | | he/she/it dilapidates | | we dilapidate | | you dilapidate | | they dilapidate |
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| I dilapidated | | you dilapidated | | he/she/it dilapidated | | we dilapidated | | you dilapidated | | they dilapidated |
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| I am dilapidating | | you are dilapidating | | he/she/it is dilapidating | | we are dilapidating | | you are dilapidating | | they are dilapidating |
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| I have dilapidated | | you have dilapidated | | he/she/it has dilapidated | | we have dilapidated | | you have dilapidated | | they have dilapidated |
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| I was dilapidating | | you were dilapidating | | he/she/it was dilapidating | | we were dilapidating | | you were dilapidating | | they were dilapidating |
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| I had dilapidated | | you had dilapidated | | he/she/it had dilapidated | | we had dilapidated | | you had dilapidated | | they had dilapidated |
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| I will dilapidate | | you will dilapidate | | he/she/it will dilapidate | | we will dilapidate | | you will dilapidate | | they will dilapidate |
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| I will have dilapidated | | you will have dilapidated | | he/she/it will have dilapidated | | we will have dilapidated | | you will have dilapidated | | they will have dilapidated |
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| I will be dilapidating | | you will be dilapidating | | he/she/it will be dilapidating | | we will be dilapidating | | you will be dilapidating | | they will be dilapidating |
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| I have been dilapidating | | you have been dilapidating | | he/she/it has been dilapidating | | we have been dilapidating | | you have been dilapidating | | they have been dilapidating |
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| I will have been dilapidating | | you will have been dilapidating | | he/she/it will have been dilapidating | | we will have been dilapidating | | you will have been dilapidating | | they will have been dilapidating |
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| I had been dilapidating | | you had been dilapidating | | he/she/it had been dilapidating | | we had been dilapidating | | you had been dilapidating | | they had been dilapidating |
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| I would dilapidate | | you would dilapidate | | he/she/it would dilapidate | | we would dilapidate | | you would dilapidate | | they would dilapidate |
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| I would have dilapidated | | you would have dilapidated | | he/she/it would have dilapidated | | we would have dilapidated | | you would have dilapidated | | they would have dilapidated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | dilapidate - bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misusedestroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house" | | 2. | dilapidate - fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"decay, crumblechange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"deteriorate - become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"rust, corrode - become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"weather - change under the action or influence of the weather; "A weathered old hut"eat at, erode, gnaw at, gnaw, wear away - become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"wilt, droop - become limp; "The flowers wilted"ruin - fall into ruinfall apart, wear out, bust, wear, break - go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" |
TranslationsLegalSeeDilapidationdilapidateenUK
Synonyms for dilapidateverb bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuseRelated Wordsverb fall into decay or ruinSynonymsRelated Words- change
- deteriorate
- rust
- corrode
- weather
- eat at
- erode
- gnaw at
- gnaw
- wear away
- wilt
- droop
- ruin
- fall apart
- wear out
- bust
- wear
- break
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