Definition of: dilapidate

(di·lap′ədāt) v.t. & v.i. ·dat·ed, ·dat·ing
To fall or cause to fall into partial ruin or decay. [<L dilapidatus, pp. of dilapidare <dis- away + lapidare throw stones <lapis, idis stone]
—di·lap′i·dat·ed adjective
—di·lap′i·da′tion noun