dilapidate
English Thesaurus
1. fall into decay or ruin (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | change, |
| definition | : | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | deteriorate, |
| definition | : | become worse or disintegrate (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | corrode, rust, |
| definition | : | become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | weather, |
| definition | : | change under the action or influence of the weather (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | droop, wilt, |
| definition | : | become limp (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | ruin, |
| definition | : | fall into ruin (verb.change) |
2. bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse (verb.creation)
| hypernym | : | destroy, destruct, |
| definition | : | do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of (verb.creation) |
3. fall into decay or ruin (verb.change)
| derivation | : | decadent, |
| definition | : | a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | decay, decomposition, |
| definition | : | the organic phenomenon of rotting (noun.phenomenon) |
| derivation | : | decay, |
| definition | : | an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying (noun.state) |
4. bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | dilapidation, ruin, |
| definition | : | the process of becoming dilapidated (noun.process) |
5. fall into decay or ruin (verb.change)
| derivation | : | decadent, |
| definition | : | a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | decay, decomposition, |
| definition | : | the organic phenomenon of rotting (noun.phenomenon) |
| derivation | : | decay, |
| definition | : | an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying (noun.state) |
6. bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | dilapidation, ruin, |
| definition | : | the process of becoming dilapidated (noun.process) |
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