dilapidare

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See also: dilapidaré

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dīlapidāre (to destroy to stones), from dis (apart) + lapidō (to stone), from lapis (stone).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /di.la.piˈda.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: di‧la‧pi‧dà‧re

Verb

dilapidàre (first-person singular present dilàpido, first-person singular past historic dilapidài, past participle dilapidàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to squander, to waste, to dissipate
    Synonyms: scialacquare, avere le mani bucate, disperdere, sperperare

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Latin

Verb

dīlapidāre

  1. inflection of dīlapidō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive indicative/imperative

Spanish

Verb

dilapidare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of dilapidar