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Dilapidation

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di·lap·i·date  (d-lp-dt)
tr. & intr.v. di·lap·i·dat·ed, di·lap·i·dat·ing, di·lap·i·dates
1. To bring or fall into a state of partial ruin, decay, or disrepair.
2. Archaic To squander; waste.
[Latin dlapidre, dlapidt-, to demolish, destroy : d-, dis-, apart; see dis- + lapidre, to throw stones (from lapis, lapid-, stone).]
di·lapi·dation n.
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Noun1.dilapidation - a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
decrepitude
deterioration, impairment - a symptom of reduced quality or strength
2.dilapidation - the process of becoming dilapidated
ruin
decay - the process of gradually becoming inferior
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Right before us, at the southern end, we saw the wreck of a ship in the last stages of dilapidation.
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Whereupon Uncle Alec engaged to supply her with socks in all stages of dilapidation, and to have a new set at once, so that she could run the heels for him as a pleasant beginning.
Eight Cousins by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
The gondola stopped, the old palace was there; it was a house of the class which in Venice carries even in extreme dilapidation the dignified name.
The Aspern Papers by James, Henry View in context
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