Dilapidate — Di*lap i*date, v. i. To get out of repair; to fall into partial ruin; to become decayed; as, the church was suffered to dilapidate. Johnson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dilapidate — index decay, degenerate, deteriorate, impair, spoil (impair) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dilapidate — 1560s, to bring a building to ruin, from L. dilapidatus, pp. of dilapidare to squander, waste, originally to throw stones, scatter like stones; see DILAPIDATION (Cf. dilapidation). Perhaps the English word is a back formation from dilapidation … Etymology dictionary
dilapidate — *ruin, wreck Analogous words: *decay, disintegrate, crumble, decompose: *neglect, ignore, disregard, forget, slight, overlook Contrasted words: repair, rebuild, *mend: *renew, restore, renovate, rejuvenate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dilapidate — [də lap′ə dāt΄] vi., vt. dilapidated, dilapidating [< L dilapidatus, pp. of dilapidare, to squander, demolish < dis , apart + lapidare, to throw stones at < lapis, a stone: see LAPIDARY] to become or cause to become partially ruined and… … English World dictionary
dilapidate — verb /dɪˈlæp.ɪ.deɪt,dəˈlæp.ə.deɪt/ a) To fall into ruin or disuse. In the last days of autumn he had whitewashed the chalet, painted the doors, windows, and veranda, repaired the roof and interior, and improved the place so much that the landlord … Wiktionary
dilapidate — [16] It is a common misconception that dilapidate means literally ‘fall apart stone by stone’, since the word comes ultimately from Latin lapis ‘stone’ (as in lapis lazuli [14], literally ‘azure stone’). But in fact Latin dīlapidāre meant… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
dilapidate — [16] It is a common misconception that dilapidate means literally ‘fall apart stone by stone’, since the word comes ultimately from Latin lapis ‘stone’ (as in lapis lazuli [14], literally ‘azure stone’). But in fact Latin dīlapidāre meant… … Word origins
dilapidate — verb ( dated; dating) Etymology: Latin dilapidatus, past participle of dilapidare to squander, destroy, from dis + lapidare to pelt with stones, from lapid , lapis stone Date: 1565 transitive verb 1. to bring into a condition of decay or … New Collegiate Dictionary
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… … Universalium
