dilapidate
To cause to become ruined or put into disrepairTo cause to become ruined or put into disrepair.
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Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To cause to become ruined or put into disrepair.
разруша́тьrazrušátʹ
(figuratively, transitive)To squander or waste.
расточатьrastočatʹ, растрачиватьrastračivatʹ
(archaic, intransitive)To fall into ruin or disuse.
разрушатьсяrazrušatʹsja, ветшатьvetšatʹ, приходи́ть в упа́докprixodítʹ v upádok
fall into decay or ruin
Examples
23 sentencesMy house is old and dilapidated.
Мій будинок старий та ветхий. — deniko
Who lives in that dilapidated shack near the lake?
Tom's house is dilapidated.
The house is quite dilapidated.
deDas Haus ist ziemlich marode. — Yorwba
They lived in a dilapidated house.
deSie wohnten in einem baufälligen Haus. — Yorwba
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
From Latin dilapidō (“to scatter, consume, throw away”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), fromFrom Latin dilapidō (“to scatter, consume, throw away”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from dis- (“asunder”) + lapidō (“to stone”), from lapis (“stone”). Compare French dilapider.
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Forms
dilapidates, dilapidating, dilapidated, dilapidated| Base form | dilapidate · to dilapidate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dilapidates |
| Present participle | dilapidating |
| Past simple | dilapidated |
| Past participle | dilapidated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons 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
See also
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