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DilapidateDilapidate Di*lap"i*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dilapidated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Dilapidating.] [L. dilapidare to scatter
like stones; di- = dis- + lapidare to throw stones, fr. lapis
a stone. See Lapidary.]
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. --Blackstone.
2. To impair by waste and abuse; to squander.
The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much
dilapidated. --Wood. Dilapidate
Dilapidate Di*lap"i*date, v. i.
To get out of repair; to fall into partial ruin; to become
decayed; as, the church was suffered to dilapidate.
--Johnson.
DilapidatedDilapidate Di*lap"i*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dilapidated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Dilapidating.] [L. dilapidare to scatter
like stones; di- = dis- + lapidare to throw stones, fr. lapis
a stone. See Lapidary.]
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. --Blackstone.
2. To impair by waste and abuse; to squander.
The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much
dilapidated. --Wood. Dilapidated
Dilapidated Di*lap"i*da`ted, a.
Decayed; fallen into partial ruin; injured by bad usage or
neglect.
A deserted and dilapidated buildings. --Cooper.
DilapidatingDilapidate Di*lap"i*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dilapidated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Dilapidating.] [L. dilapidare to scatter
like stones; di- = dis- + lapidare to throw stones, fr. lapis
a stone. See Lapidary.]
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. --Blackstone.
2. To impair by waste and abuse; to squander.
The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much
dilapidated. --Wood. Dilapidation
Dilapidation Di*lap`i*da"tion, n. [L. dilapidatio: cf. F.
dilapidation.]
1. The act of dilapidating, or the state of being
dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined, or
squandered.
Tell the people that are relived by the dilapidation
of their public estate. --Burke.
2. Ecclesiastical waste; impairing of church property by an
incumbent, through neglect or by intention.
The business of dilapidations came on between our
bishop and the Archibishop of York. --Strype.
3. (Law) The pulling down of a building, or suffering it to
fall or be in a state of decay. --Burrill.
Dilapidator
Dilapidator Di*lap"i*da`tor, n. [Cf. F. dilapidateur.]
One who causes dilapidation. --Strype.
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