DILAPIDATE

(verb) fall into decay or ruin
"The unoccupied house started to decay"
synonyms : crumble , decay
(verb) bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse

Mnemonics for dilapidate

(Tag: ) take 2nd part(lapidate) and ascribe 2 it imaginary meaning of "to finish a lap in a race". now the word "dilapidated" can be defined as the one who couldn't (de) finish the lap and therefore is ruined and out of shape
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(Tag: Hindi) dela+pid+ate=>Dheela Ped=> The tree is dheela about to fall due to decay
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(Tag: ) sounds like "the labor day", and everyone doesn't have to work and decay in front of the TV
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