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lapidate

1

[ lap-i-deyt ]

verb (used with object)

, lap·i·dat·ed, lap·i·dat·ing.
  1. to pelt with stones.
  2. to stone to death.


lapidate

2

[ lap-i-deyt ]

verb (used with object)

, lap·i·dat·ed, lap·i·dat·ing.
  1. to pelt with stones.
  2. to stone to death.

lapidate

/ ˈlæpɪˌdeɪt /

verb

  1. to pelt with stones
  2. to kill by stoning
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌlapiˈdation, noun
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Other Words From

  • lap·i·da·tion [lap-i-, dey, -sh, uh, n], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lapidate1

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

Origin of lapidate2

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin lapidātus, past participle of lapidāre “to stone”; lapidary, -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lapidate1

C17: from Latin lapidāre, from lapis stone

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