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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•lap•i•date (di lap′i dāt′),USA pronunciation v. -dat•ed, -dat•ing. v.t. - to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively):The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
- [Archaic.]to squander;
waste.
v.i. - to fall into ruin or decay.
- Medieval Latin dīlapidātus, past participle of dīlapidāre to squander (compare dīlapidātiō disrepair), Latin: to pelt with stones; see di-2, lapidate
- 1560–70
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