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Dilapidate   Listen
verb
Dilapidate  v. t.  (past & past part. dilapidated; pres. part. dilapidating)  
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."
2.
To impair by waste and abuse; to squander. "The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much dilapidated."






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Words linked to "Dilapidate" :   crumble, wear, wilt, ruin, break, decay, fall apart, destruct, corrode, dilapidation, droop, erode



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