vt. (使)荒废, (使)毁坏

vi. (使)荒废, (使)毁坏

Dilapidate \Di*lap"i*date\, v. i.
To get out of repair; to fall into partial ruin; to become
decayed; as, the church was suffered to dilapidate.
--Johnson.


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.

If the bishop, parson, or vicar, etc., dilapidates
the buildings, or cuts down the timber of the
patrimony. --Blackstone.

2. To impair by waste and abuse; to squander.

The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much
dilapidated. --Wood.