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dilapidate

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Main Entry:
di·lap·i·date 
          Listen to the pronunciation of dilapidate
Pronunciation:
\də-ˈla-pə-ˌdāt\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
di·lap·i·dat·ed; di·lap·i·dat·ing
Etymology:
Latin dilapidatus, past participle of dilapidare to squander, destroy, from dis- + lapidare to pelt with stones, from lapid-, lapis stone
Date:
1565
transitive verb1: to bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin <furniture is dilapidated by use — Janet Flanner>2archaic : squanderintransitive verb: to become dilapidated
di·lap·i·da·tion 
          Listen to the pronunciation of dilapidation \-ˌla-pə-ˈdā-shən\ noun


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