dilapidate

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• UK, US: /dɪˈlæp.ɪ.deɪt/
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• UK, US: /dəˈlæp.ə.deɪt/
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Learned borrowing from Latin dīlapidātus, perfect passive participle of dilapidō (“squander, consume, throw away”), see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.

From Latin dilapidō (“to scatter, consume, throw away”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from dis- (“asunder”) + lapidō (“to stone”), from lapis (“stone”). Compare French dilapider.

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: руша (ruša) — to cause to become ruined or put into disrepair
• Bulgarian: разрушавам (razrušavam) — to cause to become ruined or put into disrepair
• Czech: ruinovat — to cause to become ruined or put into disrepair
• Danish: lade forfalde — to cause to become ruined or put into disrepair
• Finnish: rapistuttaa — to cause to become ruined or put into disrepair
• French: délabrer — to cause to become ruined or put into disrepair
• Ladino: despedrer — to cause to become ruined or put into disrepair
• Ladino: desperyer — to cause to become ruined or put into disrepair
• Norwegian Bokmål: la forfalle — to cause to become ruined or put into disrepair
• Norwegian Bokmål: ødelegge — to cause to become ruined or put into disrepair
• Polish: zrujnować — to cause to become ruined or put into disrepair
• Portuguese: dilapidar — to cause to become ruined or put into disrepair
• Russian: разруша́ть (razrušátʹ) — to cause to become ruined or put into disrepair
• Spanish: deteriorar — to cause to become ruined or put into disrepair
• Swedish: ödelägga — to cause to become ruined or put into disrepair
• Swedish: föröda — to cause to become ruined or put into disrepair
• Bulgarian: прахосвам (prahosvam) — to squander or waste
• Czech: ruinovat — to squander or waste
• Finnish: hävittää — to squander or waste
• French: dilapider — to squander or waste
• Italian: dilapidare — to squander or waste
• Italian: sperperare — to squander or waste
• Italian: buttare via — to squander or waste
• Italian: gettare alle ortiche — to squander or waste
• Polish: roztrwonić — to squander or waste
• Portuguese: dilapidar — to squander or waste
• Russian: расточать (rastočatʹ) — to squander or waste
• Russian: растрачивать (rastračivatʹ) — to squander or waste
• Spanish: derrochar — to squander or waste
• Swedish: ruinera — to squander or waste
• Bulgarian: руша се (ruša se) — to fall into ruin or disuse
• Bulgarian: разнебитвам се (raznebitvam se) — to fall into ruin or disuse
• Czech: chátrat — to fall into ruin or disuse
• Danish: forfalde — to fall into ruin or disuse
• Finnish: rapistua — to fall into ruin or disuse
• Hungarian: lepukkan — to fall into ruin or disuse
• Norwegian Bokmål: forfalle — to fall into ruin or disuse
• Polish: popaść w ruinę — to fall into ruin or disuse
• Portuguese: dilapidar-se — to fall into ruin or disuse
• Russian: разрушаться (razrušatʹsja) — to fall into ruin or disuse
• Russian: ветшать (vetšatʹ) — to fall into ruin or disuse
• Russian: приходи́ть в упа́док (prixodítʹ v upádok) — to fall into ruin or disuse
• Spanish: deteriorarse — to fall into ruin or disuse
• Swedish: förfalla — to fall into ruin or disuse