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Definitions for dilapidate
dɪˈlæp ɪˌdeɪtdi·lap·i·date

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dilapidateverb

    bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse

  2. decay, crumble, dilapidateverb

    fall into decay or ruin

    "The unoccupied house started to decay"

Wiktionary

  1. dilapidateverb

    To fall into ruin or disuse.

  2. dilapidateverb

    To cause to become ruined or put into disrepair.

  3. dilapidateverb

    To squander or waste.

  4. Etymology: From dilapidatus, past participle of dilapido, from dis + lapido, from lapis

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To DILAPIDATEverb

    To ruin; to throw down.

    Etymology: dilapido, Latin.

Wikipedia

  1. dilapidate

    Dilapidation is a term meaning a destructive event to a building, but more particularly used in the plural in English law for the waste committed by the incumbent of an ecclesiastical living the disrepair for which a tenant is usually liable when he has agreed to give up his premises in good repair.Dilapidation is derived from the Latin for scattering the stones (lapides) of a building.

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  1. dilapidate

    Dilapidate means to cause or allow something (such as a building or structure) to fall into a state of decay, disrepair, or ruin through neglect or misuse.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dilapidateverb

    to bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin, by misuse or through neglect; to destroy the fairness and good condition of; -- said of a building

  2. Dilapidateverb

    to impair by waste and abuse; to squander

  3. Dilapidateverb

    to get out of repair; to fall into partial ruin; to become decayed; as, the church was suffered to dilapidate

  4. Etymology: [L. dilapidare to scatter like stones; di- = dis- + lapidare to throw stones, fr. lapis a stone. See Lapidary.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Dilapidate

    di-lap′i-dāt, v.t. to pull stone from stone: to lay waste: to suffer to go to ruin.—adj. Dilap′idated, in ruins.—ns. Dilapidā′tion, the state of ruin: impairing of church property during an incumbency: (pl.) money paid at the end of an incumbency by the incumbent or his heirs for the purpose of putting the parsonage, &c. in good repair for the succeeding incumbent; Dilap′idator. [L. dilapidāre—di, asunder, lapis, lapidis, a stone.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dilapidate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dilapidate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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  • руша се, прахосвам, руша, разрушавам, разнебитвам сеBulgarian
  • chátrat, ruinovatCzech
  • deteriorar, derrochar, deteriorarseSpanish
  • rapistuttaa, rapistua, hävittääFinnish
  • lepukkanHungarian
  • buttare via, gettare alle ortiche, sperperare, dilapidareItalian
  • roztrwonić, zrujnować się, popaść w ruinęPolish
  • приходить в упадок, расточать, разрушать, разрушаться, растрачивать, ветшатьRussian
  • förfalla, föröda, ruinera, ödeläggaSwedish

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