délabrer

Meaning

1. (transitive) to destroy, to ruin, (of a building) to dilapidate
2. (pronominal) to fall into ruin, become dilapidated

Concepts

dilapidate

decay

deteriorate

gut

ruin

Synonyms

décliner

vider de sa substance

Translations

bozmak

harap etmek

viran etmek

zerrütten

bozulmak

fenalaşmak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/de.la.bʁe/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French:

Cognate with Old High German: lappa

Cognate with Old English: læppa

In summary

Inherited from Middle French délabrer, deslabrer, equivalent to dé- + a derivative of label, lambel (“strip”) or perhaps from Frankish *lappiʀu (compare Old English *lippric), from Frankish *lappā (“cloth, rag, lobe”), from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“blade”). Cognate with Old High German lappa (“corner of clothing, flap”), Old English læppa (“skirt of a garment, lappet, piece, section, lobe, portion, district”). More at lap, lappet.