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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: dilapidateOne entry found. 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 verb 1 : to bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin <furniture is dilapidated by use — Janet Flanner> — di·lap·i·da·tion \-ˌla-pə-ˈdā-shən\ noun 
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