di·lap·i·date [ di láppə dàyt ](past and past participledi·lap·i·dat·ed, present participledi·lap·i·dat·ing, 3rd person present singulardi·lap·i·dates)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
fall into or cause to decay: to become, or make something become, partly ruined or decayed, especially through neglect
[Early 16th century. < Latin dilapidat-, past participle of dilapidare "squander" < lapis "stone"]
