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dilapidate vs eat at

eat at vs dilapidate

dilapidate and eat at both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dilapidate No No Yes No
eat at No No Yes No
As verbs, eat at is a hyponym of dilapidate; that is, eat at is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dilapidate:
  • dilapidate: fall into decay or ruin
  • eat at: become ground down or deteriorate
Other hyponyms of dilapidate include deteriorate, corrode, rust, weather, erode, gnaw, gnaw at, wear away, droop, wilt, ruin, break, bust, fall apart, wear, wear out.
dilapidate (verb) eat at (verb)
fall into decay or ruin become ground down or deteriorate
bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse
Difference between dilapidate and eat at

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