All dilapidate synonyms
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D d verb dilapidate
- scuttle β Nautical. a small hatch or port in the deck, side, or bottom of a vessel. a cover for this.
- shipwreck β the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
- sully β to soil, stain, or tarnish.
- harm β a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- blemish β A blemish is a small mark on something that spoils its appearance.
- disfigure β to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface: Our old towns are increasingly disfigured by tasteless new buildings.
- injure β to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- tarnish β to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), especially by oxidation; discolor.
- scratch β to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- wreck β any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- damage β To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- distort β to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers.
- impair β to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
- contort β If someone's face or body contorts or is contorted, it moves into an unnatural and unattractive shape or position.
- spoil β to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
- destroy β To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- trash β anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- mangle β to smooth or press with a mangle.
- deform β If something deforms a person's body or something else, it causes it to have an unnatural shape. In technical English, you can also say that the second thing deforms.
- wrack β Also called cloud rack. a group of drifting clouds.
- level β having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- crack β If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
- overthrow β to depose, as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish: to overthrow a tyrant.
- burst β If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out.
- undo β to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done: Murder once done can never be undone.
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- wax β a fit of anger; rage.
- devour β If a person or animal devours something, they eat it quickly and eagerly.
- sink β to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- defeat β If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
- total β constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
- eat β to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food).
- torpedo β a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.
- take apart β into pieces or parts; to pieces: to take a watch apart; an old barn falling apart from decay.
- take out β the act of taking.
- let up β to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- peter out β to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing: The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower.
- run down β melted or liquefied: run butter.
- run out β an act or instance, or a period of running: a five-minute run before breakfast.
- break down β If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- ease off β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- fade away β to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- fade out β to lose brightness or vividness of color.
noun dilapidate
- downfall β descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
- destroyer β A destroyer is a small, heavily armed warship.
- undoing β the reversing of what has been done; annulling.
- destruction β Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
- bane β The bane of someone or the bane of someone's life is something that frequently makes them feel unhappy or annoyed.
- wrecker β a person or thing that wrecks.