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English verb: dilapidate | |||
| 1. | dilapidate (creation) bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | destroy, destruct | ||
| 2. | dilapidate (change) fall into decay or ruin | ||
| Samples | The unoccupied house started to decay. | ||
| Synonyms | crumble, decay | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break, bust, corrode, deteriorate, droop, eat at, erode, fall apart, gnaw, gnaw at, ruin, rust, wear, wear away, wear out, weather, wilt | ||
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