dilapidate

dilapidate is a 10-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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.
2. transitive verb. To impair by waste and abuse; to squander.
3. intransitive verb. To get out of repair; to fall into partial ruin; to become decayed; as, the church was suffered to dilapidate.
4. verb. fall into decay or ruin

   "The unoccupied house started to decay"

   Synonyms: crumble, decay

5. verb. bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse

Synonyms

crumble, decay

Common word forms

dilapidated, dilapidates, dilapidating

Words from these letters

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