HyperDic: lapidate

English > 2 senses of the word lapidate:
VERBcontactlapidate, stonekill by throwing stones / stones at
contactlapidatethrow stones at
English > lapidate: 2 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaningkill by throwing stones / stones at.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
ModelThey want to lapidate the prisoners
Synonymstone
BroaderkillCause to die
Spanishapedrear, lapidar
Catalanlapidar
Nounslapidationthe act of pelting with stones
lapidatoran attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill)
English > lapidate: 2 senses > verb 2, contact
MeaningThrow stones at.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example"Pilgrims lapidate a stone pillar in commemoration of Abraham's temptation"
Broaderpelt, bombardcast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
Nounslapidationthe act of pelting with stones

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict