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lapidate in French

lapidate in French is lapider — lapidate means to pelt someone with stones or other objects as a punishment, occasionally to the point of killing them.

lapidate in French

lapider
verb
(transitive, legal) To throw stones or other objects at, as punishment, sometimes until death.

What does "lapidate" mean?

  1. verb To pelt someone with stones or other objects as a punishment, occasionally to the point of killing them.
  2. verb To direct insults at someone.
    "The hour-long (and far too slow-paced) show: Malice in Wonderland, by lampooning, lapidating S. J. Perelman, veteran of movie-writing stints"
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lapidate in a sentence

  • The hour-long (and far too slow-paced) show: Malice in Wonderland, by lampooning, lapidating S. J. Perelman, veteran of movie-writing stints

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What is "lapidate" in French?
"lapidate" in French is lapider. lapidate means: To pelt someone with stones or other objects as a punishment, occasionally to the point of killing them.
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