Defn: Decayed; fallen into partial ruin; injured by bad usage or
neglect.
A deserted and dilapidated buildings. Cooper.
DILAPIDATION
Di*lap`i*da"tion, n. Etym: [L. dilapidatio: cf. F. dilapidation.]
1. The act of dilapidating, or the state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined, or squandered. Tell the people that are relived by the dilapidation of their public estate. Burke.
2. Ecclesiastical waste; impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or by intention. The business of dilapidations came on between our bishop and the Archibishop of York. Strype.
3. (Law)
Defn: The pulling down of a building, or suffering it to fall or be in a state of decay. Burrill.
DILAPIDATOR
Di*lap"i*da`tor, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dilapidateur.]
Defn: One who causes dilapidation. Strype.
DILATABILITY
Di*la`ta*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dilatabilité.]
Defn: The quality of being dilatable, or admitting expansion; — opposed to contractibility. Ray.