Dilapidate
/dɪˈlæp.ɪ.deɪt/noun
To fall into ruin or to cause something to fall into ruin.
Did you know?The Latin root lapis means “stone,” and dilapidare originally meant to “throw away stones” or “scatter like stones,” which is why the word still feels so physically разрушing.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leyp-
“to stick, adhere; later associated with stone in the Latin branch”
Latin
Latin
lapis
“stone”
Latin
Latin
dilapidare
“to scatter stones; later, to waste or destroy”
Old French
Old French
dilapider
“to waste, squander, or ruin property”
Middle English
English
dilapiden
“to waste or bring into ruin”
Modern English
English
dilapidate
“to fall into decay or cause to decay”
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