WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
di•lap•i•dat•ed /dɪˈlæpɪˌdeɪtɪd/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- fallen into partial ruin or decay, such as from age, misuse, wear, or neglect:We bought a dilapidated old house.
di•lap•i•date
(di lap′i dāt′),USA pronunciation v. -dat•ed, -dat•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
di•lap′i•da′tion, n.
di•lap′i•da′tor, n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025v.t.
- to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively):The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
- [Archaic.]to squander;
waste.
v.i.
- to fall into ruin or decay.
- Medieval Latin dīlapidātus, past participle of dīlapidāre to squander (compare dīlapidātiō disrepair), Latin: to pelt with stones; see di-2, lapidate
- 1560–70
di•lap′i•da′tor, n.
di•lap•i•dat•ed
(di lap′i dā′tid),USA pronunciation adj.
- reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect.
- dilapidate + -ed2 1800–10
- run-down, tumbledown, ramshackle, rickety.
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