lapidate
[ lap-i-deyt ]
/ ˈlæp ɪˌdeɪt /
verb (used with object), lap·i·dat·ed, lap·i·dat·ing.
to pelt with stones.
to stone to death.
Origin of lapidate
OTHER WORDS FROM lapidate
lap·i·da·tion, nounWords nearby lapidate
lapel mike,
laperm,
lapful,
lapheld,
lapidary,
lapidate,
lapidicolous,
lapidify,
lapillus,
lapin,
lapinization
British Dictionary definitions for lapidate
lapidate
/ (ˈlæpɪˌdeɪt) /
verb (tr) literary
to pelt with stones
to kill by stoning
Derived forms of lapidate
lapidation, nounWord Origin for lapidate
C17: from Latin
lapidāre, from
lapis stone