lapidate

[ lap-i-deyt ]

/ ˈlæp ɪˌdeɪt /

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verb (used with object), lap·i·dat·ed, lap·i·dat·ing.

to pelt with stones.

to stone to death.

Origin of lapidate

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin lapidātus, past participle of lapidāre “to stone”; see origin at lapidary, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM lapidate

lap·i·da·tion, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for lapidate

"Lapidation" is good; it is much more elegant than "stoning."
A Tramp Abroad, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
By the way they passed a sward of green, on which sundry little boys were engaged upon the lapidation of a lame duck.
The Caxtons, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
By the way they passed a sward of green, on which sundry little boys were engaged upon the lapidation, or stoning, of a lame duck.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 391, May, 1848|Various

British Dictionary definitions for lapidate

lapidate

/ (ˈlæpɪˌdeɪt) /

verb (tr) literary

to pelt with stones

to kill by stoning

Derived forms of lapidate

lapidation, noun

Word Origin for lapidate

C17: from Latin lapidāre, from lapis stone

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单词	lapidate
释义	lapidate [ lap-i-deyt ] / ˈlæp ɪˌdeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lapidate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), lap·i·dat·ed, lap·i·dat·ing. to pelt with stones. to stone to death. Origin of lapidate First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin lapidātus, past participle of lapidāre “to stone”; see origin at lapidary, -ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM lapidate lap·i·da·tion, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lapidate "Lapidation" is good; it is much more elegant than "stoning." A Tramp Abroad, Complete\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) By the way they passed a sward of green, on which sundry little boys were engaged upon the lapidation of a lame duck. The Caxtons, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton By the way they passed a sward of green, on which sundry little boys were engaged upon the lapidation, or stoning, of a lame duck. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 391, May, 1848\|Various British Dictionary definitions for lapidate lapidate / (ˈlæpɪˌdeɪt) / verb (tr) literary to pelt with stones to kill by stoning Derived forms of lapidate lapidation, noun Word Origin for lapidate C17: from Latin lapidāre, from lapis stone Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lapidate bombard, pummel, shower, batter, hurl, assail, pepper, lob, thrust, force, shove, fling, fire, deliver, drive, send, flip, start, lift, push
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lapidate

verb (used with object), lap·i·dat·ed, lap·i·dat·ing.

Origin of lapidate

OTHER WORDS FROM lapidate

Example sentences from the Web for lapidate

British Dictionary definitions for lapidate

verb (tr) literary

Derived forms of lapidate

Word Origin for lapidate

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