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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)
- (transitive) to squander, to waste, to dissipate
- Synonyms: scialacquare, avere le mani bucate, disperdere, sperperare
Conjugation
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Latin
Verb
dīlapidāre
- inflection of dīlapidō:
- present active infinitive
- second-person singular present passive indicative/imperative
Spanish
Verb
dilapidare
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive of dilapidar