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Lapidate

//ˈlæpɪˌdeɪt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To throw stones or other objects at, as punishment, sometimes until death. transitive

    "the host (in tailcoat, grey cravat, purple vest) is lapidated by his wife while he loudly cries: "Maggie—please save a cup fer coffee in the morning.""

  2. 2
    throw stones at wordnet
  3. 3
    To hurl insults at. figuratively, transitive

    "The hour-long (and far too slow-paced) show: Malice in Wonderland, by lampooning, lapidating S. J. Perelman, veteran of movie-writing stints"

  4. 4
    kill by throwing stones at wordnet

Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin lapidātus, perfect passive participle of lapidō (“to throw stones at”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from lapis (“stone”).

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