| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb dilapidate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (dilapidate) | 1. Bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse.[Wordnet]. 2. 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.[Websters]. 3. To impair by waste and abuse; to squander.[Websters]. 4. To get out of repair; to fall into partial ruin; to become decayed; as, the church was suffered to dilapidate.[Websters]. 5. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: dilapidating, dilapidated, dilapidates, dilapidater, dilapidaters, dilapidatingly and dilapidatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "DILAPIDATING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DILAPIDATING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Wasting; pulling down; suffering to go to ruin.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of dilapidate. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
