dilapidation

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di·lap·i·date

D0223200 (dĭ-lăp′ĭ-dāt′)tr. & intr.v. di·lap·i·dat·ed, di·lap·i·dat·ing, di·lap·i·dates 1. To bring or fall into a state of partial ruin, decay, or disrepair.2. Archaic To squander; waste.

[Latin dīlapidāre, dīlapidāt-, to demolish, destroy : dī-, dis-, apart; see dis- + lapidāre, to throw stones (from lapis, lapid-, stone).]

di·lap′i·da′tion n.

dilapidation

(dɪˌlæpɪˈdeɪʃən) n1. the state of being or becoming dilapidated2. (Law) (often plural) property law a. the state of disrepair of premises at the end of a tenancy due to neglectb. the extent of repairs necessary to such premises diˈlapiˌdator n

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Noun	1.	dilapidation - a state of deterioration due to old age or long usedecrepitudedeterioration, impairment - a symptom of reduced quality or strength
	2.	dilapidation - the process of becoming dilapidatedruindecay - the process of gradually becoming inferior

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di·lap·i·date

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Dilapidation

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noun a state of deterioration due to old age or long use

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noun the process of becoming dilapidated

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