derelict
To abandon or forsakeTo abandon or forsake (someone or something).
» The old mosque was derelict and rotting.
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2 senses(obsolete, rare, transitive)To abandon or forsake (someone or something).
(intransitive, obsolete, rare)To neglect a duty.
Examples
4 sentencesThe old mosque was derelict and rotting.
Mary bought a semi-derelict house for the nominal sum of £1.
deMaria hat ein halb zerfallenes Haus zum symbolischen Preis von einem Pfund Sterling gekauft. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Sami is a derelict.
In most Algerian apartment buildings, elevators are derelict and haven't worked for a long time.
Origin
The adjective and verb are a learned borrowing from Latin dērelictus (“(completely) abandoThe adjective and verb are a learned borrowing from Latin dērelictus (“(completely) abandoned, deserted, forsaken; discarded”), the perfect passive participle of dērelinquō (“to abandon, desert, forsake; to discard”), from dē- (prefix meaning ‘away from; completely, thoroughly’) + relinquō (“to abandon, desert, forsake, leave (behind); to depart (from); to give up, relinquish”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (“to leave”). Doublet of relict, relic, and relinquish.
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Forms
derelicts, derelicting, derelicted, derelicted| Base form | derelict · to derelict |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | derelicts |
| Present participle | derelicting |
| Past simple | derelicted |
| Past participle | derelicted |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle