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Definition of Dilapidating

Dilapidating
Dilapidate 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.

Meaning of Dilapidating from wikipedia

- Dilapidation is a term meaning a destructive event to a building, but more particularly used in the plural in English law for the waste committed by the...
- was converted and also appreciated the new productive use of the old dilapidating building. Since then, three new modern large buildings have also built...
- λαμπάς (lampás) lamp, lamprid, Lampris lapid- stone Latin lapis, lapidis dilapidate, dilapidation, lapidarian, lapidary, lapidate, lapidation, lapidator,...
- lachrymose lacus lac- lacuna, lacustrine, lagoon, lake lapis lapid- stone dilapidate, lapidary l****us l****- l****itude latex latic- liquid laticifer latus lat-...
- set was redressed several times to resemble a cluttered farmhouse with dilapidating farm buildings. The Kettles' farmhouse did not appear in Ma and Pa Kettle...
- housing and declining federal spending in this area served to further dilapidate this and the other area projects. By the mid-1980s, Jordan Downs was known...
- out of him." After returning from his factory job one evening to the dilapidating Victorian home he shares with his now-elderly mother, Donny finds that...
- the complex in achieving its desired objectives, which was to replace dilapidating city slums that sprung up after the 1960s recession in Penang with modernised...
- closed in 1999. For unknown reasons, the National Stadium had been left to dilapidate since the early 2000s. It last hosted a national team game in 2004, with...
- family had abandoned the building after World War II and it had started to dilapidate. Other scenes were shot at the Grand Trianon in Versailles, and in two...