dilapidate
/dəˈlæpəˌdeɪt/duh-LA-puh-dayt
/dəˈlæpəˌdeɪt/duh-LA-puh-dayt
Meaningto scatter like stones
Common meaning: to let a building fall into ruin
- diapart
- lapida stoneLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1035 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
‘apart’ + ‘a stone’ → dilapidate
Journey through time
- Latindilapidare‘to scatter like stones’source
- Englishdilapidate‘to let a building fall into ruin’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin lapis ‘a stone’.
Roots
- lapis, -idis Latin “a stone”
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