Dilapidate is an English word with synonyms like destroy or destruct. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Dilapidate meaning
- To cause to become ruined or put into disrepair.
- To squander or waste.
- To fall into ruin or disuse.
Using Dilapidate
- The main meaning on this page is: To cause to become ruined or put into disrepair. | To squander or waste. | To fall into ruin or disuse.
- Useful related words include: destroy, destruct.
Context around Dilapidate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 15 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dilapidate
- In this selection, "dilapidate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 15 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, condition stand out and add context to how "dilapidate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include home to dilapidate the brauns and to the dilapidate condition. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dilapidate" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dilapidate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
By allowing their home to dilapidate, the Brauns could avoid paying estate taxes all together. (15 words)
This port has two Piers, but this cannot be used due to the dilapidate condition. (15 words)
By allowing their home to dilapidate, the Brauns could avoid paying estate taxes all together. (15 words)
This port has two Piers, but this cannot be used due to the dilapidate condition. (15 words)
Example sentences (2)
By allowing their home to dilapidate, the Brauns could avoid paying estate taxes all together.
This port has two Piers, but this cannot be used due to the dilapidate condition.