lapidate

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈlæpɪˌdeɪt/

Etymology

From Latin lapidātus, past participle of lapidō (“throw stones at”), from lapis (“stone”)

Verb

lapidate (third-person singular simple present lapidates, present participle lapidating, simple past and past participle lapidated)

1. (transitive, law) to throw stones or other objects at, sometimes to death, as punishment.
   • 1932 Feb 1, “Jiggs & Maggie”, Time Magazine:

     the host (in tailcoat, grey cravat, purple vest) is lapidated by his wife while he loudly cries: "Maggie—please save a cup fer coffee in the morning."

   • 2003 Aug 17, Daily Times:

     On August 27, 2002, a Nigerian court ordered the mother of a newborn child, Amina Lawal, to be publicly lapidated for adultery.

2. (transitive) To hurl insults at
   • 1959 Jan 26, “Top of the Week”, Time Magazine:

     The hour-long (and far too slow-paced) show: Malice in Wonderland, by lampooning, lapidating S. J. Perelman, veteran of movie-writing stints

Synonyms

• (throw stones to death): stone

Related terms

• dilapidate
• lapidation

Translations

stone to death

• Esperanto: ŝtonmortigi (eo)
• French: lapider (fr)

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• Finnish: kivittää (fi) (1,2)

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Italian

Verb

lapidate

1. second-person plural present indicative of lapidare
2. second-person plural imperative of lapidare
3. Feminine plural of lapidato

Anagrams

• depilata
• pedalati

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Latin

Participle

lapidāte

1. vocative masculine singular of lapidātus