dilamination (dilaminashon)

[ dilaniatet (dī-lā'ni-āt), v. t. [ It. dilaniare ), tear in pieces, The panther, when he hunts his prey, hiding his grim visage, with the sweetne of his breath allures the other beasts unto him, who, being come within his reach, he rends and cruelly doth dilaniate them. Ford , Line of Life. dilaniationt (di-lā-ni-a's hon), n. [ dilaniatio (n-), dilaniare , pp. dilaniatus , tear in pieces: see dilaniate .] A tearing in pieces. Cocker am . dilapidate (di-or di-lap'i-dāt), v.; pret. and pp. dilapidated , ppr. dilapidating . [Formerly also del api date ; LL. dilapidatus , pp. of dilapidare (> It. dilapidare = Sp. Pg. dilapidar = F. dilapi der ), throw away, squander, consume, destroy, lit. scatter like stones, di- , dis- , apart, + lapidare , throw stones at, lapis ( lapid- ), a stone: see lapidate .] I. trans. 1. To bring into a ruinous condition; impair or reduce to a state of ruin; especially, to ruin by misuse or neglect. If the bishop, parson, or vicar, ., dilapidates the buildings, or cuts down the timber of the patrimony of the church. 2. To waste; squander. Black stone . Was her moderation seen in dilapidating the revenues of the church? Bp. Hurd. 3. To give the appearance of dilapidation to. [Rare.] You see a very respectable-looking person in the street, and it is odds but, as you pa him, his hat comes off, his whole figure suddenly dilapidates itself, a uming a tremble of profe ional weakne , and you hear the everlasting "qualche cos a per car ità." Lowell , Fireside Travels, p. 310. II. in trans. To fall into partial or total ruin; fall by decay. Large the domain, but all within combine To correspond with the dishonor'd sign; And all around dilapidates . Crabbe, The Borough. =