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dilapidate

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10 lettersPronunciation /dɪˈlæp.ɪ.deɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aaddeiilptStarts with DEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. fall into decay or ruin

Word origin

Learned borrowing from Latin dīlapidātus, perfect passive participle of dilapidō (“squander, consume, throw away”), see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.

Used in a sentence

  • If the bishop, parson, or vicar, etc., dilapidates the buildings, or cuts down the timber of the patrimony[…]
  • The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much dilapidated.

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