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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dilapidate \Di*lap"i*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dilapidated}; p. pr & vb n. {Dilapidating}.] [L. dilapidare to scatter like stones; di- = dis- + lapidare to throw stones, fr lapis a stone. See {Lapidary}.] 1. 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. --Blackstone. 2. To impair by waste and abuse; to squander. The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much dilapidated. --Wood. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dilapidated \Di*lap"i*da`ted\, a. Decayed; fallen into partial ruin; injured by bad usage or neglect. A deserted and dilapidated buildings. --Cooper. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dilapidated adj : in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack" [syn: {bedraggled}, {broken-down}, {ramshackle}, {tumble-down}, {unsound}]
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