lapidate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to pelt with stones.
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to stone to death.
verb
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to pelt with stones
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to kill by stoning
Other Word Forms
- lapidation noun
Etymology
Origin of lapidate
First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin lapidātus, past participle of lapidāre “to stone”; lapidary, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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“If these people continue to be allowed to lapidate the streets of Leimert Park with vacancies, we’ll never get over that hump.”
From Los Angeles Times
Misters, like the frog that was being lapidated by thoughtless juveniles, I reply:—"for you it may be facetious; but to myself it is a devilishly serious affair!"
From Project Gutenberg
Most Moslems believe that Abraham threw the stone at the “Rajim,”—the lapidated one; but there are various traditions upon the subject.
From Project Gutenberg
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