Definition for Dilapidate:

• di-lap'i-d[= a]t, v.t. to pull stone from stone: to lay waste: to suffer to go to ruin.-- adj. DILAP'IDATED, in ruins.-- ns. DILAPID[= A]' TION, the state of ruin: impairing of church property during an incumbency: ( pl.) money paid at the end of an incumbency by the incumbent or his heirs for the purpose of putting the parsonage, & c. in good repair for the succeeding incumbent; DILAP'IDATOR. [ L. dilapid[= a]re-- di, asunder, lapis, lapidis, a stone.]

Synonyms for Dilapidate:

• v.

  •deface (verb)
  • injure,
  • damage,
  • deform,
  • impair,
  • spoil,
  • ruin.
  •demolish (verb)
  • devastate,
  • sink,
  • break.
  •deteriorate (verb)
  • degenerate,
  • moulder,
  • revert,
  • lapse,
  • ebb,
  • decline,
  • get worse,
  • downgrade,
  • slump,
  • wither,
  • deteriorate,
  • worsen,
  • relapse,
  • slip,
  • wilt,
  • slide,
  • go downhill,
  • fall apart,
  • fade,
  • regress,
  • atrophy,
  • putrefy,
  • wane,
  • collapse,
  • tergiversate,
  • retrogress.
  •die (verb)
  • weaken,
  • break down.
  •dissolve (verb)
  • dissipate.
  •do in (verb)
  • bankrupt.
  •gut (verb)
  • pillage,
  • ravage,
  • despoil.
  •harm (verb)
  • mar,
  • scathe,
  • hurt.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • consume,
  • desert,
  • frivol,
  • desolation,
  • Shend,
  • Scath,
  • destruction,
  • mayhem,
  • havoc,
  • neglect,
  • devastation,
  • aggravate,
  • crumple,
  • carnage,
  • demolition,
  • waste,
  • abandon,
  • tatter,
  • spend,
  • fritter,
  • debacle,
  • overrun,
  • ruination,
  • put back,
  • bedraggle,
  • Draggle,
  • exacerbate,
  • Labefy,
  • embitter,
  • pauperize,
  • fray,
  • emaciate,
  • squander,
  • pull down,
  • wreckage,
  • expose,
  • batter,
  • irritate.

Antonyms for Dilapidate:

• n.

  • ruination
    creation, success, building.

• v.

  • deface
    beautify, adorn, create, fix, build, repair, embellish, aid, ornament, mend, smooth, help, decorate, grow, cure, heal, construct, improve, assist, benefit.
  • demolish
    lose, surrender, rebuild, produce, raise, strengthen, fasten, restore.
  • die
    be born, continue, enlarge, enhance, advance, begin, increase, rise, forge, forward, bear, prolong, extend, develop, live, reach, appear, win, arrive, start, commence, flourish.
  • disintegrate
    collect, meld, unite, couple, connect, put together, attach, gather, combine, join, link.
  • dissolve
    coagulate, unmix, marry, concentrate, integrate, solidify, assemble, resolve.
  • do in
    invent.
  • gut
    protect, fill.
  • harm
    please, approve, care, make happy, yield, respect.
  • pauperize
    inspirit, encourage, expand, give, let go, invigorate.
  • ruin
    praise, sanctify, honor.
  • wreck
    obey, enable.

Homophones for Dilapidate:

• delft, dilapidated, delapidate, dolobid, didelphidae.

Hyponym for Dilapidate:

• v.

  • creation
    destruct, destroy.