Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dilapidate

2 senses of dilapidate

Sense 1
dilapidate -- (bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse)
       => destroy, destruct -- (do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house")

Sense 2
decay, crumble, dilapidate -- (fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay")
       => change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")