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dilapidate

[dih-lap-i-deyt] / dɪˈlæp ɪˌdeɪt /
NOUN
ruination
Synonyms
STRONG
bane bankrupt beggar botch break bust crush defeat defile destroyer destruction downfall drain exhaust fleece mangle mar overthrow overturn pillage rape sack smash spoil total undoing wrack wreck wrecker
WEAK
decimate deface demolish deplete deplore depredate desecrate despoil devour disfigure do in impoverish injure maim make a mess of mutilate overwhelm pauperize ravish raze reduce shatter use up wipe out
VERB
deface
Synonyms
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demolish obliterate vandalize
STRONG
blemish contort damage deform destroy disfigure distort harm impair injure mangle ruin scratch spoil sully tarnish trash wreck
WEAK
misshape
Antonyms
STRONGEST
build construct
STRONG
adorn aid assist beautify benefit cure decorate fix grow heal help improve mend ornament repair smooth
WEAK
embellish
VERB
demolish
Synonyms
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annihilate bulldoze crush decimate devastate dismantle flatten obliterate overturn pulverize raze ruin smash smash up trash wreck
STRONG
break burst crack defeat devour eat level overthrow sink torpedo total undo wax wrack
WEAK
gobble up knock down put away put in toilet take apart take out tear down wipe off map
Antonyms
STRONGEST
build construct create help lose raise
STRONG
fasten fix mend strengthen surrender
WEAK
produce rebuild repair restore
VERB
die
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deteriorate disappear end expire fail fall pass stop vanish
STRONG
abate bate crumble decay decline degenerate diminish droop ebb fade halt lapse moderate molder rankle recede retrograde rot sink slacken subside wane weaken wilt
WEAK
break down ease off fade away fade out fizzle out go bad go downhill let up lose power melt away peter out run down run low run out wear away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advance appear arrive bear begin commence reach start win
STRONG
build continue develop enhance enlarge extend flourish forge forward grow improve increase prolong rise strengthen
WEAK
be born live
VERB
disintegrate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
break down break up come apart crumble decay decompose degenerate descend disband dismantle rot sever shatter sink splinter wash out wither
STRONG
atomize decline deliquesce detach disconnect disorganize disperse disunite divide molder pulverize putrefy separate spoil taint turn worsen
WEAK
break apart disimprove fade away fall to pieces take apart turn to dust wash away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
build combine develop fix flourish grow improve increase join mend put together rise strengthen unite
STRONG
attach collect connect couple gather link
WEAK
meld
VERB
dissolve
Synonyms
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break down break up crumble disband disperse dissipate evaporate fade separate vanish
STRONG
decline decompose diffuse dwindle evanesce perish unmake
WEAK
break into pieces melt away waste away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
appear collect gather
STRONG
develop grow improve increase
WEAK
assemble coagulate concentrate continue integrate marry put together resolve solidify unite unmix
VERB
do in
Synonyms
WEAK
assassinate bankrupt bump off butcher cool dispatch do away with eliminate execute fatigue finish frazzle kill knock out liquidate murder put away ruin shatter slaughter slay tire wear out weary wreck
VERB
gut
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decimate empty eviscerate loot ransack ravage
STRONG
bowel despoil disembowel draw dress exenterate pillage plunder rifle sack
Antonyms
STRONG
protect
WEAK
fill
VERB
harm
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abuse damage hurt impair inconvenience maim mar outrage prejudice ruin sabotage sap shatter shock tarnish trample traumatize undermine wreck
STRONG
blemish bruise crush discommode get ill-treat incommode maltreat mangle misuse molest mutilate nick scathe spoil stab total tweak vandalize vitiate wing wound wrench wrong zing
WEAK
disserve do violence to dump on louse up mess up muck up put down
Antonyms
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aid approve assist benefit build cure fix heal help mend please repair respect strengthen
STRONG
lose make happy protect surrender yield
WEAK
care improve
VERB
pauperize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bankrupt impoverish ruin
STRONG
beggar break bust deplete drain exhaust fleece injure reduce wreck
WEAK
bring down bring to ruin clean out depredate pillage spoliate use up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
enrich make rich
STRONG
better oneself feather one's nest move up in the world profit
WEAK
aid avail benefit help serve
VERB
ruin
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bankrupt crush decimate demolish deplete exhaust impoverish injure mar overwhelm raze shatter spoil wipe out wrack wreck
STRONG
beggar botch break bust deface defeat defile deplore desecrate despoil devour disfigure drain fleece maim mangle mutilate overthrow overturn pauperize pillage rape ravish reduce sack smash total
WEAK
bring down bring to ruin clean out depredate do in lay waste make a mess of spoliate use up wreak havoc on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
build construct create fix heal mend repair
STRONG
adorn beautify cure protect strengthen
WEAK
develop grow
VERB
tear down
Synonyms
WEAK
annihilate bulldoze crush decimate devastate devour disassemble dismantle flatten knock down level obliterate pulverize ruin smash take apart total trash wipe off the map wreck
VERB
wreck
Synonyms
STRONGEST
batter decimate demolish destroy devastate impair injure mangle mar ravage raze ruin sabotage shatter sink smash spoil torpedo trash undermine vandalize wrack
STRONG
bash break capsize crash dash efface founder scuttle shipwreck strand subvert total
WEAK
crack up do in mess up pile up put out of commission run aground smash up take apart take out tear up wrack up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist build construct cure enable fix grow heal help improve mend strengthen
STRONG
obey
WEAK
create repair

Example Sentences

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The Victorian houses that line the avenues have been allowed to dilapidate.

From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2015

They were not such as I could combat; and I am driven to dilapidate the funds of my own country by a theft.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

They were not such as I could combat; and I am driven to dilapidate the funds of my own country by a theft. 

From Prince Otto, a Romance by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Hassenfratz dilapidates at home; Dumouriez grumbles and they dilapidate abroad: within the walls there is sinning, and without the walls there is sinning.

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas

They were too prone to dilapidate and destroy their dwellings; they were therefore required to pay for the locks, cupboards, and doors.

From The History of Tasmania , Volume II by West, John

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.