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      dilapidate
      verb
      fall into decay or ruin
      bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse
      Roots
      disdi- · Latin · apart, asunderlapislapid- · Latin · stoneatus-ate · Latin · to make, act
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      Where does dilapidate come from?

      The word dilapidate breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: di-, from Latin dis (“apart, asunder”); lapid, from Latin lapis (“stone”); and -ate, from Latin atus (“to make, act”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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