dilapidate

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (transitive) To cause to become ruined or put into disrepair.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To squander or waste.
3. (archaic, intransitive) To fall into ruin or disuse.

Adj

dilapidated

Concepts

délabrer

dilapider

gaspiller

ruiner

Synonymes

squander

decay

impair

crumble

fall apart

give

go to pot

implode

wear out

lose it

break

waste

crack up

crumple

fall

Traductions

dilapidar

ruinieren

rovinare

dilapidar

dilapidare

arruinar

وهن

تفسخ

خرّب

تقوض

تهكم

رم

فتت

فسد

تفتت

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/dɪˈlæp.ɪ.deɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin dilapidō (“to scatter, consume, throw away”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from dis- (“asunder”) + lapidō (“to stone”), from lapis (“stone”). Compare French dilapider.