dilapidates

verb

present tense third-person singular of dilapidate
as in putrefies

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dilapidates
  1. breaks down
  2. decomposes
  3. corrupts
  4. disintegrates
  5. degrades
  6. diminishes
  7. downsizes
  8. wanes
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  • These organelles make adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy currency of life, through a cascade of chemical reactions that breaks down glucose and fat from food.
    — Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026
  • When a tree burns, the heat breaks down plant material and releases flammable gases.
    — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of breaks down
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  • The research team enabled a room-temperature, four-electron chemical reaction path that forms and decomposes lithium oxide, which expands available energy storage.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
  • Organic material trapped in reservoirs accumulates and decomposes over time, releasing methane — a potent greenhouse gas that significantly contributes to global warming, Fernández-Garrido told CNN.
    — Radina Gigova, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
Definition of decomposes
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  • Forgetting his bond with the land, Mariano awakens the Ch’iqmi, a dark force that corrupts his people.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 25 June 2026
  • One nanny will try to get to the bottom of it before all the partying, power and privilege corrupts her.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of corrupts
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  • The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • Even those who can afford to stay suffer losses in home equity and lifestyle as the community around them disintegrates or disappears.
    — The Conversation, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Definition of disintegrates
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  • But when sports leagues add games, the experience for fans degrades in a way that doesn’t always show up in the dollars and cents.
    — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
  • Apple, Bose, and Sony all seal their batteries, which means that once the cell degrades, the product's practical lifespan is on a timer.
    — Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026
Definition of degrades
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  • Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • When the temperature difference diminishes between the warmer western Pacific and the cooler eastern Pacific, the typical east-to-west trade winds decrease even further.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of diminishes
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  • The movie follows Lee Byung-hun (Squid Game) as Yoo Man-su, a man who is fired from his job at a paper manufacturing company after an American company buys out his company and downsizes.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • His loving, pragmatic wife, Mi-ri (Son Ye-jin), gamely downsizes their middle-class life to fit their new reality — but her resoluteness only exacerbates his despair.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Definition of downsizes
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  • This week, the moon wanes toward new, creating some fabulous opportunities for anyone crazy enough to get up very early.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 July 2026
  • As political support for climate action wanes globally, activists increasingly use courts, triggering legislative pushback.
    — Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of wanes
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