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 to bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin , squander , intransitive verb to become ~d, dilapidation noun
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Meaning of DILAPIDATE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012