dilapidate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /dɪˈlæp.ɪ.deɪt/|/dəˈlæp.ə.deɪt/    美 /dɪˈlæp.ɪ.deɪt/|/dəˈlæp.ə.deɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  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. To squander or waste. figuratively,transitive
    — The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much dilapidated.
  3. To fall into ruin or disuse. archaic,intransitive
形容词 adj.
  1. dilapidated archaic,obsolete

词形变化

dilapidates present,singular,third-person dilapidating participle,present dilapidated participle,past dilapidated past more dilapidate comparative most dilapidate superlative

词汇关系

相关词
lapidate

词源

词源 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.
词源 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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