dilapidate

/dəˌlæpəˈdeɪt/

Other forms: dilapidated; dilapidating; dilapidates

Definitions of dilapidate

1. verb

   fall into decay or ruin
   synonyms: crumble, decay

   types:

   deteriorate

   become worse or disintegrate

   corrode, rust

   become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid

   weather

   change under the action or influence of the weather

   eat at, erode, gnaw, gnaw at, wear away

   become ground down or deteriorate

   droop, wilt

   become limp

   ruin

   fall into ruin

   break, bust, fall apart, wear, wear out

   go to pieces

   go to pot, go to the dogs

   become ruined

   eat away, fret

   wear away or erode

   wear, wear down, wear off, wear out, wear thin

   deteriorate through use or stress

   fray, frazzle

   wear away by rubbing

   type of:

   change

   undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
2. verb

   bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse
   type of:

   destroy, destruct

   do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of