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Definition of dilapidate in English: dilapidateverb dɪˈlapɪdeɪtdəˈlæpəˌdeɪt [with object]archaic Cause (something) to fall into disrepair or ruin. 〈古〉使破损；使毁灭；使坍塌 a ruined Chappell, built by the Spaniard, and dilapidated by the Dutch Example sentencesExamples - The buildings were dilapidating yet splendid to behold.
- Deprived of others, free solitude, like the astronauts' weightless state, dilapidates muscles, bones, and blood.
- All the money has fled to the suburbs and left the city to dilapidate and disintegrate.
OriginEarly 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'. Definition of dilapidate in US English: dilapidateverbdəˈlæpəˌdeɪtdəˈlapəˌdāt [with object]archaic Cause (something) to fall into disrepair or ruin. 〈古〉使破损；使毁灭；使坍塌 a ruined Chappell, built by the Spaniard, and dilapidated by the Dutch Example sentencesExamples - Deprived of others, free solitude, like the astronauts' weightless state, dilapidates muscles, bones, and blood.
- The buildings were dilapidating yet splendid to behold.
- All the money has fled to the suburbs and left the city to dilapidate and disintegrate.
OriginEarly 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’. |