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Dilapidate

verb/dɑːktɹˈaɪnəl/
Definition
bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse
fall into decay or ruin
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dɑːktɹˈaɪnəl/
🇬🇧British English
/dɪlˈapɪdˌeɪt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɪlˈapɪdˌeɪt/
4 syllables Say it as /dɑːktɹˈaɪnəl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
decaycrumble
Parts of Speech
verbbring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse
verbfall into decay or ruin
“The unoccupied house started to decay”
Word Forms
dilapidationnouna state of deterioration due to old age or long use
decaynounan inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
decadentnouna person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
verfallen
durch Vernachlässigung oder Missbrauch in einen Zustand des Verfalls oder des teilweisen Ruins bringen
🇫🇷French
délabrer
mettre dans un état de délabrement ou de ruine partielle par négligence ou mauvaise utilisation
🇪🇸Spanish
arruinar
llevar a un estado de deterioro o ruina parcial por negligencia o mal uso
🇮🇹Italian
fatiscente
portare in una condizione di degrado o parziale rovina per negligenza o uso improprio
🇳🇱Dutch
vervallen
door verwaarlozing of misbruik in een toestand van verval of gedeeltelijke ondergang brengen
🇵🇹Portuguese
dilapidar
levar a uma condição de decadência ou ruína parcial por negligência ou uso indevido
🇷🇺Russian
ветшать
привести в состояние упадка или частичного разрушения вследствие пренебрежения или неправильного использования
India
🇮🇳Hindi
तबाह करना
उपेक्षा या दुरुपयोग द्वारा क्षय या आंशिक बर्बादी की स्थिति में लाना
🇧🇩Bengali
জরাজীর্ণ
অবহেলা বা অপব্যবহারের দ্বারা ক্ষয় বা আংশিক ধ্বংসের অবস্থায় আনুন
🇮🇳Tamil
பாழடைந்த
புறக்கணிப்பு அல்லது தவறாகப் பயன்படுத்துவதன் மூலம் சிதைவு அல்லது பகுதி அழிவு நிலைக்கு கொண்டு வாருங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
శిథిలమైన
నిర్లక్ష్యం లేదా దుర్వినియోగం ద్వారా క్షయం లేదా పాక్షికంగా నాశనమయ్యే స్థితికి తీసుకురండి
🇮🇳Marathi
जीर्ण
दुर्लक्ष किंवा गैरवापर करून क्षय किंवा आंशिक नाश स्थितीत आणा
🇮🇳Gujarati
જર્જરિત
અવગણના અથવા દુરુપયોગ દ્વારા સડો અથવા આંશિક વિનાશની સ્થિતિમાં લાવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಶಿಥಿಲಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತವೆ
ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ದುರುಪಯೋಗದಿಂದ ಕೊಳೆತ ಅಥವಾ ಭಾಗಶಃ ನಾಶದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೆ ತರಲು
🇮🇳Malayalam
ജീർണിക്കുന്നു
അവഗണനയോ ദുരുപയോഗമോ മുഖേന ക്ഷയമോ ഭാഗികമായോ നശിക്കുന്ന അവസ്ഥയിലേക്ക് കൊണ്ടുവരിക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਖਰਾਬ
ਅਣਗਹਿਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਦੁਰਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸੜਨ ਜਾਂ ਅੰਸ਼ਕ ਵਿਨਾਸ਼ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਿਆਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
خستہ حال
غفلت یا غلط استعمال کے ذریعہ زوال یا جزوی بربادی کی حالت میں لانا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
破坏
由于疏忽或滥用而导致腐烂或部分毁坏
🇯🇵Japanese
老朽化した
放置または誤用によって腐敗または部分的な荒廃状態に陥る
🇰🇷Korean
헐다
부주의나 오용으로 인해 부패하거나 부분적으로 파멸되는 상태에 이르게 하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đổ nát
đưa vào tình trạng mục nát hoặc bị hủy hoại một phần do bỏ bê hoặc sử dụng sai mục đích
🇹🇭Thai
ทรุดโทรม
ทำให้มีสภาพเสื่อมโทรมหรือพังทลายบางส่วนโดยละเลยหรือนำไปใช้ในทางที่ผิด
🇮🇩Indonesian
merusak
membawa ke dalam kondisi pembusukan atau kehancuran sebagian karena kelalaian atau penyalahgunaan
🇵🇭Filipino
sira-sira
dalhin sa isang kondisyon ng pagkabulok o bahagyang pagkasira sa pamamagitan ng kapabayaan o maling paggamit
🇲🇾Malay
usang
membawa ke dalam keadaan reput atau sebahagian kehancuran oleh pengabaian atau penyalahgunaan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تصبح قديمة
تصل إلى حالة من الاضمحلال أو الخراب الجزئي بسبب الإهمال أو سوء الاستخدام
🇮🇷Persian
مخروبه
در اثر غفلت یا استفاده نادرست به وضعیت پوسیدگی یا تخریب نسبی تبدیل شود
🇹🇷Turkish
harap etmek
ihmal veya yanlış kullanım nedeniyle çürüme veya kısmen yıkılma durumuna getirmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
רעוע
להביא למצב של ריקבון או הרס חלקי על ידי הזנחה או שימוש לרעה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'dilapidate'?
The primary meaning of 'dilapidate' is 'bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dilapidate' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'dilapidate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'dilapidate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'dilapidate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'dilapidate' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'dilapidate' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'dilapidate' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'dilapidate' in regular conversations?
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