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 — Di*lap i*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dilapidated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dilapidating}.] [L. dilapidare to scatter like stones; di = dis + lapidare to throw stones, fr. lapis a stone. See {Lapidary}.] 1. To bring into a condition of decay or partial… … 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 — [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
