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

1615–25; < Latin lapidātus past participle of lapidāre to stone. See lapidary, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM lapidate

lap·i·da·tion, noun

Words nearby lapidate

lapel mike, laperm, lapful, lapheld, lapidary, lapidate, lapidicolous, lapidify, lapillus, lapin, lapinization

Words related to lapidated

bombard, pummel, shower, batter, hurl, assail, pepper, lob, thrust, force, shove, fling, fire, deliver, drive, send, flip, start, lift, push

British Dictionary definitions for lapidated

lapidate
/ (ˈlæpɪˌdeɪt) /

verb (tr) literary

to pelt with stones
to kill by stoning

Derived forms of lapidate

lapidation, noun

Word Origin for lapidate

C17: from Latin lapidāre, from lapis stone