lapidate
[ lap-i-deyt ]
verb (used with object),lap·i·dat·ed, lap·i·dat·ing.
to pelt with stones.
to stone to death.
Origin of lapidate
1Other words from lapidate
- lap·i·da·tion [lap-i-dey-shuhn], /ˌlæp ɪˈdeɪ ʃən/, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for lapidate
lapidate
/ (ˈlæpɪˌdeɪt) /
verb(tr) literary
to pelt with stones
to kill by stoning
Origin of lapidate
1C17: from Latin lapidāre, from lapis stone
Derived forms of lapidate
- lapidation, noun
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