dilapidate
[verb]
Synonyms: ruin, bankrupt, do in, shipwreck, wreck

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Contrasted words: mend, rebuild, repair, rejuvenate, renew, renovate, restore
Related Words: crumble, decay, decompose, disintegrate, disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook, slight

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dilapidate verb. [dɪ'lapɪdeɪt] Pa. pple & ppl adjective -ated, -ate. E16.
[Latin dilapidat- pa. ppl stem of dilapidare, from di- DI-¹ + lapis, lapid- stone: see -ATE³.]
1. verb trans. Waste, squander, (a benefice or estate). E16.

2. verb trans. Bring (a building etc.) into a state of decay, disrepair, or partial ruin. Chiefly as dilapidated ppl adjective. L16.
■ J. Ruskin A large and dilapidated pair of woman's shoes.
■ J. Steinbeck The sagging dilapidated porch.
■ E. Mannin Dilapidated taxis. Practical Householder You can bring new life to dilapidated and neglected woods.

3. verb intrans. Become dilapidated; fall into ruin, decay, or disrepair. E18.
■ S. Johnson The church of Elgin..was..shamefully suffered to dilapidate by deliberate robbery and frigid indifference.

■ dilapidator noun L16.

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