English > dilapidate: 2 senses > verb 2, change| Meaning | fall into decay or ruin. |
|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
|---|
| Synonyms | decay, crumble |
|---|
| Narrower | break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart | go to pieces |
|---|
| corrode, rust | Become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid |
| deteriorate | Become worse or disintegrate |
| erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away | Become ground down or deteriorate |
| ruin | fall into ruin |
| weather | change under the action or influence of the weather |
| wilt, droop | Become limp |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
|---|
| Spanish | arruinarse, corromperse, decaer, desmoronarse, deteriorarse, deteriorar, estropearse |
|---|
| Catalan | arruïnar, decaure, deteriorar-se, enfonsar-se, ensorrar-se, ensulsiar-se, ensulsir-se, esfondrar-se, esllavissar-se |
|---|
