单词 | dilapidate |
释义 | dilapidate —dilapidation, n. —dilapidator, n. /di lap"i dayt'/, v. dilapidated, dilapidating. v.t. 1. 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. 2. Archaic. to squander; waste. v.i. 3. to fall into ruin or decay. [1560-70; < ML dilapidatus, ptp. of dilapidare to squander (cf. dilapidatio disrepair), L: to pelt with stones; see DI-2, LAPIDATE] |
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