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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".

  




JOHN

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

  



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