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[syn: bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dilapidated \Di*lap"i*da`ted\, a.
Decayed; fallen into partial ruin; injured by bad usage or
neglect.
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A deserted and dilapidated buildings. --Cooper.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dilapidate \Di*lap"i*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dilapidated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Dilapidating.] [L. dilapidare to scatter
like stones; di- = dis- + lapidare to throw stones, fr. lapis
a stone. See Lapidary.]
1. 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.
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If the bishop, parson, or vicar, etc., dilapidates
the buildings, or cuts down the timber of the
patrimony. --Blackstone.
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2. To impair by waste and abuse; to squander.
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The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much
dilapidated. --Wood.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dilapidated
adj 1: in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled
tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old
pier"; "a tumble-down shack" [syn: bedraggled, broken-
down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle,
tatterdemalion, tumble-down]