English

Verb

lapidate ‎(third-person singular simple present lapidates, present participle lapidating, simple past and past participle lapidated)

1. (transitive, law) to throw stones or other objects at, sometimes to death, as punishment.
   • 1932 February 1, “Jiggs & Maggie”, in Time Magazine:

     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."

   • 2003 August 17, Daily Times:

     On August 27, 2002, a Nigerian court ordered the mother of a newborn child, Amina Lawal, to be publicly lapidated for adultery.

2. (transitive) To hurl insults at
   • 1959 January 26, “Top of the Week”, in Time Magazine:

     The hour-long (and far too slow-paced) show: Malice in Wonderland, by lampooning, lapidating S. J. Perelman, veteran of movie-writing stints

Synonyms

• (throw stones to death): stone

Related terms

• dilapidate
• lapidation

Translations

Italian

Verb

lapidate

1. second-person plural present indicative of lapidare
2. second-person plural imperative of lapidare
3. feminine plural of lapidato

Anagrams

• depilata
• pedalati

Latin

Participle

lapidāte

1. vocative masculine singular of lapidātus