Main Entry:

di·lap·i·date

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 \-ˌla-pə-ˈdā-shən\ noun