dilapidate
1 antonym for dilapidate — opposites grouped by meaning.
Verb — To make something fall into ruin or disrepair.
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Etymology
Formed from Latin dilapidō (“to scatter, consume, throw away”) plus -ate, a verb-forming suffix. Dilapidō itself came from dis- (“asunder”) and lapidō (“to stone”), which derived from lapis (“stone”). Compare French dilapider.
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