transcription, транскрипция: [ də-ˈla-pə-ˌdāt ]
verb
( -dat·ed ; -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
2. archaic : squander
intransitive verb
: to become dilapidated
• di·lap·i·da·tion -ˌla-pə-ˈdā-shən noun