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Dilapidate

adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    dilapidated archaic, obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    To cause to become ruined or put into disrepair. transitive

    "If the bishop, parson, or vicar, etc., dilapidates the buildings, or cuts down the timber of the patrimony[…]"

  2. 2
    fall into decay or ruin wordnet
  3. 3
    To squander or waste. figuratively, transitive

    "The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much dilapidated."

  4. 4
    bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse wordnet
  5. 5
    To fall into ruin or disuse. archaic, intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin dilapidō (“to scatter, consume, throw away”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from dis- (“asunder”) + lapidō (“to stone”), from lapis (“stone”). Compare French dilapider.

Etymology 2

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

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