lapidate

[ lap-i-deyt ]
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verb (used with object),lap·i·dat·ed, lap·i·dat·ing.
  1. to pelt with stones.

  2. to stone to death.

Origin of lapidate

1
First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin lapidātus, past participle of lapidāre “to stone”; see origin at lapidary, -ate1

Other words from lapidate

  • lap·i·da·tion [lap-i-dey-shuhn], /ˌlæp ɪˈdeɪ ʃən/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for lapidate

lapidate

/ (ˈlæpɪˌdeɪt) /


verb(tr) literary
  1. to pelt with stones

  2. to kill by stoning

Origin of lapidate

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C17: from Latin lapidāre, from lapis stone

Derived forms of lapidate

  • lapidation, noun

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