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Meanings of dilapidate in English

Catalan
decaure
Spanish
corromperse

Fall into decay or ruin.

decaure
Synonyms
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
Usage of dilapidate in English
1
Immediately past the gates, however, stood a series of dilapidated mechanics' workshops.
Map of bones
2
Experts and engineers had said dilapidated machinery was responsible for the accident.
Reuters
3
Iraq's infrastructure is dilapidated after decades of war, sanctions and economic decline.
Reuters
4
A small, dilapidated structure, attached to the main part, caught her attention.
The spurned viscountess
5
Tens of thousands of people are packed together in these dilapidated buildings.
The new yorker
6
Inside the dilapidated shell, the boathouse was chiefly water and open space.
Shadowland
7
The cottages of the poor tenants were in a sadly dilapidated state.
In the Eastern Seas
8
One drawback of the situation was the dilapidated state of the house.
Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary
9
They approach what at first looks like a dilapidated group of buildings.
Angelfall
10
But many are dilapidated, and renovation often requires transforming them beyond recognition.
Wired
11
Ben did and saw a dilapidated version of himself, but himself nevertheless.
The Black Unicorn
12
The railways were dilapidated from over use, and motor vehicles lacked fuel.
The white war: life and death on the italian front 1915-1919
13
And perhaps the thing that struck me most was its dilapidated look.
The Time Machine & The War of the Worlds
14
On the brow of the eminence stood a deserted and dilapidated barn.
The Spy
15
But as she rounded a corner, she saw it: a dilapidated greenhouse.
Faith
16
To our right stood a seedy barn enclosed within a dilapidated fence.
Monday Mourning
Translations for dilapidate
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