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Word: Dilapidate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
early 16th century (in the sense ‘waste, squander’): from Latin dilapidat- ‘demolished, squandered’, from the verb dilapidare, literally ‘scatter as if throwing stones’, from di- ‘apart, abroad’+ lapis, lapid- ‘stone’
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Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈlapɪdeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cause (something) to fall into disrepair or ruin
Short Definition:cause something to fall into disrepair or ruin
Examples:- a ruined Chappell, built by the Spaniard, and dilapidated by the Dutch
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