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DILAPIDATE
decay, crumble, dilapidate
(verb) fall into decay or ruin; “The unoccupied house started to decay”
dilapidate
(verb) bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
dilapidate (third-person singular simple present dilapidates, present participle dilapidating, simple past and past participle dilapidated)
To fall into ruin or disuse.
(transitive) To cause to become ruined or put into disrepair.
(transitive, figurative) To squander or waste.
Source: Wiktionary
Di*lap"i*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dilapidated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dilapidating.] Etym: [L. dilapidare to scatter like stones; di- = dis- + lapidare to throw stones, fr. lapis a stone. See Lapidary.]
1. To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin, by misuse or through neglect; to destroy the fairness and good condition of; -- said of a building. If the bishop, parson, or vicar, etc., dilapidates the buildings, or cuts down the timber of the patrimony. Blackstone.
2. To impair by waste and abuse; to squander. The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much dilapidated. Wood.
Di*lap"i*date, v. i.
Definition: To get out of repair; to fall into partial ruin; to become decayed; as, the church was suffered to dilapidate. Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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