Definition of lapidate Lapidate

lap•i•date

We found 7 definitions of lapidate from 5 different sources.

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What does lapidate mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

lapidates, lapidating, lapidated  

lapidate - throw stones at; "Pilgrims lapidate a stone pillar in commemoration of Abraham's temptation"
  pelt, bombard cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs"
lapidate - kill by throwing stones at; "People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock"
  stone
  kill destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • lapidate (Verb)
    To throw stones or other objects at, sometimes to death, as punishment.
  • lapidate (Verb)
    To hurl insults at.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • lapidate (v. t.)
    To stone.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • lapidate
    To kill or excecute (a person) by throwing rocks or boulders at and on them.

Part of speech

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  • lapidate, verb, present, 1st person singular of lapidate (infinitive).
  • lapidate, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

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