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

Derived Forms

• ˌlapiˈdation, noun

Other Words From

• lap·i·da·tion [lap-i-, dey, -sh, uh, n], noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lapidate¹

C17: from Latin lapidāre, from lapis stone

Example Sentences

“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

It need not be hinted that a proportion of the stone-throwing Pharisees owe their immaculate reputation to their conspicuous lack of attraction; the little band has a place apart and they stand there and lapidate most of us, and secretly wish that they had ever had the chance of being as bad as we are without being found out.

From Project Gutenberg

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