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Dilapidate Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Dilapidate has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse

2

fall into decay or ruin

"The unoccupied house started to decay"

3

To fall into ruin or disuse.

See Also
squander ruined lapidate disuse ruin dilapidateth eötvös dilapidation
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
destroy change
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
deteriorate corrode weather erode wilt ruin break
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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