Lapidate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

kill by throwing stones at

throw stones at

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈæpᵻdˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈapɪdˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈapɪdˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈæpᵻdˌeɪt/.

Examples

People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock
Pilgrims lapidate a stone pillar in commemoration of Abraham's temptation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stone

Parts of Speech

verb	kill by throwing stones at “People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock”
verb	throw stones at “Pilgrims lapidate a stone pillar in commemoration of Abraham's temptation”

Word Forms

stone	noun	material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
stoner	noun	an attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill)
stoning	noun	the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)
lapidation	noun	the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)
lapidator	noun	an attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

lapidat

töten, indem man Steine darauf wirft

🇫🇷French

lapider

tuer en jetant des pierres

🇪🇸Spanish

lapidar

matar tirando piedras

🇮🇹Italian

lapidato

uccidere lanciando pietre

🇳🇱Dutch

stenigen

doden door stenen naar te gooien

🇵🇹Portuguese

lapidar

matar atirando pedras em

🇷🇺Russian

побить камнями

убить, забросав камнями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नक्रकाशी करना

पत्थर मार-मार कर मारो

🇧🇩Bengali

ল্যাপিডেট

পাথর ছুড়ে হত্যা

🇮🇳Tamil

மடிந்த

மீது கற்களை வீசி கொல்லுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

లాపిడేట్

రాళ్లు విసిరి చంపండి

🇮🇳Marathi

लॅपिडेट

दगडफेक करून ठार मारणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

લેપિડેટ

પર પથ્થરો ફેંકીને મારી નાખો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲ್ಯಾಪಿಡೇಟ್

ಕಲ್ಲು ಎಸೆದು ಕೊಲ್ಲುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലാപിഡേറ്റ്

കല്ലെറിഞ്ഞ് കൊല്ലുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

宝石

扔石头杀人

🇯🇵Japanese

ラピデート

石を投げて殺す

🇰🇷Korean

청량한

돌을 던져 죽인다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm mất giá trị

giết người bằng cách ném đá

🇹🇭Thai

เจียระไน

ฆ่าด้วยการขว้างก้อนหินใส่

🇮🇩Indonesian

memukul dgn batu

membunuh dengan melempari batu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لابيدات

القتل برشق الحجارة

🇮🇷Persian

خراب کردن

کشتن با پرتاب سنگ

🇹🇷Turkish

lapidat

taş atarak öldürmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לפידייט

להרוג על ידי זריקת אבנים

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