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dilapidate
verb
di·lap·i·date də-ˈla-pə-ˌdāt 
dilapidated; dilapidating
: to decay, deteriorate, or fall into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse : to become dilapidated
Did you know?
The Origin of Dilapidate
Something that is dilapidated may not have been literally pummeled with stones, but it might look that way. Dilapidate derives from the past participle of the Latin verb dilapidare, meaning "to squander or destroy." That verb was formed by combining "dis-" with another verb, lapidare, meaning "to pelt with stones." From there it's just a stone's throw to some other English relatives of "dilapidate." You might, for example, notice a resemblance between "lapidare" and our word for a person who cuts or polishes precious stones, "lapidary." That's because both words share as a root the Latin noun lapis, meaning "stone." We also find "lapis" in the name "lapis lazuli," a bright blue semiprecious stone.
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web On the one hand, the structure is dilapidated and inaccessible to people with disabilities — a significant problem when a good portion of your regulars are senior citizens. 
Ben Sales, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Nov. 2019 There’s a sparkly new grocery store and dozens of the greystones that were near the complex and were once dilapidated have been renovated and modernized. Lolly Bowean, chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2019 Though the house was dilapidated, Goodman coaxed her kids into helping her spruce it up. Brian Goldstone, The New Republic, 21 Aug. 2019 Prepa’s generation plants and distribution lines were dilapidated after years of inadequate maintenance when Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico last year, knocking out power for millions of customers. Andrew Scurria, WSJ, 11 July 2018 This week, England ended their infamous penalty kick shootout jinx, Sweden continued their unlikely run, Belgium survived a thriller and Brazil dilapidated Mexico’s dreams. Juan Pimiento, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2018 It was riddled with vacancies and by all accounts was dilapidated. Meg Kelly, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2018 Rossello highlighted how the island’s electrical grid, which was severely dilapidated even prior to the storms, was obsolete and working off of a generation system that was 28 years older than the average electric power utility in the United States. Reuters, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2018 One of Poway’s most historic structures — one that has become rat-infested and dilapidated since being shuttered and fenced off 15 years ago — will likely be torn down to make way for a low-income housing complex for veterans. J. Harry Jones, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 Jan. 2018 See More
Ben Sales, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Nov. 2019 There’s a sparkly new grocery store and dozens of the greystones that were near the complex and were once dilapidated have been renovated and modernized. Lolly Bowean, chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2019 Though the house was dilapidated, Goodman coaxed her kids into helping her spruce it up. Brian Goldstone, The New Republic, 21 Aug. 2019 Prepa’s generation plants and distribution lines were dilapidated after years of inadequate maintenance when Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico last year, knocking out power for millions of customers. Andrew Scurria, WSJ, 11 July 2018 This week, England ended their infamous penalty kick shootout jinx, Sweden continued their unlikely run, Belgium survived a thriller and Brazil dilapidated Mexico’s dreams. Juan Pimiento, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2018 It was riddled with vacancies and by all accounts was dilapidated. Meg Kelly, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2018 Rossello highlighted how the island’s electrical grid, which was severely dilapidated even prior to the storms, was obsolete and working off of a generation system that was 28 years older than the average electric power utility in the United States. Reuters, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2018 One of Poway’s most historic structures — one that has become rat-infested and dilapidated since being shuttered and fenced off 15 years ago — will likely be torn down to make way for a low-income housing complex for veterans. J. Harry Jones, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 Jan. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin dilapidatus, past participle of dilapidare to squander, destroy, from dis- + lapidare to pelt with stones, from lapid-, lapis stone
First Known Use
1565, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
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