dilapidate
2 synonyms and 1 antonym for dilapidate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To make something fall into ruin or disrepair.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Antonyms
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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