lapidate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈlæpɪˌdeɪt/(US)

Definition of lapidate

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To throw stones or other objects at, as punishment, sometimes until death.
    “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."”
    “On August 27, 2002, a Nigerian court ordered the mother of a newborn child, Amina Lawal, to be publicly lapidated for adultery.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To throw stones or other objects at, as punishment, sometimes until death.
    “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."”
    “On August 27, 2002, a Nigerian court ordered the mother of a newborn child, Amina Lawal, to be publicly lapidated for adultery.”
  2. (figuratively, transitive)To hurl insults at.
    “The hour-long (and far too slow-paced) show: Malice in Wonderland, by lampooning, lapidating S. J. Perelman, veteran of movie-writing stints”

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Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin lapidātus, perfect passive participle of lapidō (“to throw stones at”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from lapis (“stone”).

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