dilapidate
/dɪˈlæpɪdeɪt/verb
with obj.
- archaic cause (something) to fall into disrepair or ruin〈古〉使破损; 使毁灭; 使坍塌。
词源
early 16th cent. （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'.