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lapidate

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lapidate [ˈlæpɪˌdeɪt]
vb (tr) Literary
1. to pelt with stones
2. to kill by stoning
[from Latin lapidāre, from lapis stone]
lapidation  n
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Verb1.lapidate - kill by throwing stones at; "People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock"
kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
2.lapidate - throw stones at; "Pilgrims lapidate a stone pillar in commemoration of Abraham's temptation"
bombard, pelt - cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs"


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