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Meaning of 'dilapidate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dilapidate [ v. i.]
- To get out of repair; to fall into partial ruin; to become decayed; as, the church was suffered to dilapidate.
2 . Dilapidate [ v. t.]
- To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin, by misuse or through neglect; to destroy the fairness and good condition of; -- said of a building.
- To impair by waste and abuse; to squander.

Meaning of 'dilapidate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dilapidate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- fall into decay or ruin
Example in sentence:
  • The unoccupied house started to decay

Nearby Words:

dilacerate dilacerated dilacerating dilaceration dilaniate dilaniation dilapidated dilapidating dilapidation dilapidator

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