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Meanings of delapidate in English

Decay.

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Examples for "decay"
Examples for "decay"
1
It used to mean quite simply, 'Do you decay to something else?'
Alice in quantumland: an allegory of quantum physics
2
The years of decay had left him vulnerable and far too mortal.
Embrace the darkness
3
His first efforts were directed toward counteracting the spiritual decay in Israel.
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4
4
The nearer I approached the crisis, the more did my confidence decay.
Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale
5
The period of decay: the joyous enthusiasm has vanished; depression succeeds intoxication.
At the Deathbed of Darwinism: A Series of Papers
1
At least the building was fairly new; it wouldn't crumble under me.
Night Shift
2
Casey, on the other hand, had already seen her parents' relationship crumble.
The Duff
3
Billboard: Some bands crumble under that sort of weight of common experience.
Reuters
4
A change in the political wind, and those barriers begin to crumble.
Industrial Society and Its Future
5
If it imposes austerity measures too harshly, the fragile economy could crumble.
The South African