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dilapidated

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di⋅lap⋅i⋅dat⋅ed

  [di-lap-i-dey-tid]
Use dilapidated in a Sentence
–adjective
reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect.
Origin:
1800–10; dilapidate + -ed 2

Synonyms:
run-down, tumbledown, ramshackle, rickety.

di⋅lap⋅i⋅date

  [di-lap-i-deyt] verb -dat⋅ed, -dat⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
2. Archaic. to squander; waste.
–verb (used without object)
3. to fall into ruin or decay.
Origin:
1560–70; < ML dīlapidātus, ptp. of dīlapidāre to squander (cf. dīlapidātiō disrepair), L: to pelt with stones; see di- 2 , lapidate

Related forms:
di⋅lap⋅i⋅da⋅tion, noun
di⋅lap⋅i⋅da⋅tor, noun
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di·lap·i·date   (dĭ-lāp'ĭ-dāt')   
tr. & intr.v.   di·lap·i·dat·ed, di·lap·i·dat·ing, di·lap·i·dates

  1. To bring or fall into a state of partial ruin, decay, or disrepair.

  2. Archaic To squander; waste.


[Latin dīlapidāre, dīlapidāt-, to demolish, destroy : dī-, dis-, apart; see dis- + lapidāre, to throw stones (from lapis, lapid-, stone).]
di·lap'i·da'tion n.
di·lap·i·dat·ed   (dĭ-lāp'ĭ-dā'tĭd)   
adj.  Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, as through neglect; broken-down and shabby.
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