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/dəlˈæpədˌeɪt/ Listen

verb

Dilapidate v. t. (past & past part. dilapidated; pres. part. dilapidating)

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."

To impair by waste and abuse; to squander. "The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much dilapidated."

Dilapidate v. i. To get out of repair; to fall into partial ruin; to become decayed; as, the church was suffered to dilapidate.

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Etymology of 'Dilapidate'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Dilapidate" Quotes from Famous Books

... method of destroying the kiosks did the Sultan venture to make a suggestion. They had better not be burnt to the ground, he opined, for thereby the Mussulmans would make themselves the laughing-stock of the whole Christian world; but he undertook to dilapidate the walls and ...

— Halil the Pedlar - A Tale of Old Stambul • Mr Jkai