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Meaning of delapidar



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delapidar
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I thought it was a mistake, but it turns out it's an archaism to be squandered. It could also be a cultured way to "pave, clean a road of stones", from the Latin verb delapido, as, are formed with the privative de- lapido, as, are ("stone") , which by one of those turns that the Romans gave can also be understood as "tiling, paving".

  



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DELAPIDAR of the Italian delapidare, embezzlement, embezzlement of funds'. Not to be confused with DILAPIDAR, splurge, waste

  










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