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dilapidate

di·la·pi·date

UK/dɪˈlæp.ɪ.deɪt/ US/dəˈlæp.ə.deɪt/ uncommon archaic obsolete

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Origin

From 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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