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View synonyms for lapidate

lapidate

[ lap-i-deyt ]

verb (used with object)

, lap·i·dat·ed, lap·i·dat·ing.
  1. to pelt with stones.
  2. to stone to death.

lapidate

/ ˈlæpɪˌdeɪt /

verb

  1. to pelt with stones
  2. to kill by stoning

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Derived Forms

  • ˌlapiˈdation, noun

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Other Words From

  • lap·i·da·tion [lap-i-, dey, -sh, uh, n], noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lapidate1

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin lapidātus, past participle of lapidāre “to stone”; lapidary, -ate 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lapidate1

C17: from Latin lapidāre, from lapis stone

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