Antonyms for dilapidate

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : dih-lap-i-deyt

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈlæp ɪˌdeɪt

Definition of dilapidate

Origin : 1560s, "to bring a building to ruin," from Latin dilapidatus, past participle of dilapidare "to squander, waste," originally "to throw stones, scatter like stones;" see dilapidation. Perhaps the English word is a back-formation from dilapidation.

As in ruination : noun ruin
As in ruin : verb devastate, destroy
As in tear down : verb demolish, raze
As in wreck : verb ruin, destroy
As in pauperize : verb ruin
As in deface : verb mar, mutilate
As in demolish : verb destroy; consume
As in die : verb wither, dwindle
As in disintegrate : verb fall apart; reduce to pieces
As in dissolve : verb disappear, disintegrate
As in do in : verb destroy; exhaust
As in gut : verb clean out, strip
As in harm : verb injure; cause evil

Example sentences :

Everything about the villain stream has a dilapidate, broken-down air: the very mud of the Spider Water is rusty.
Extract from : « Held for Orders » by Frank H. Spearman

Smilash had immediately promised to dilapidate it to its former state at the end of the year.
Extract from : « An Unsocial Socialist » by George Bernard Shaw

Synonyms for dilapidate

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