Definition of Lapidate

1. Verb. Kill by throwing stones at. "They want to lapidate the prisoners "; "People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock"

Exact synonyms: Stone
Generic synonyms: Kill
Derivative terms: Lapidation, Lapidator, Stone, Stone, Stoner, Stoning

2. Verb. Throw stones at. "Pilgrims lapidate a stone pillar in commemoration of Abraham's temptation"
Generic synonyms: Bombard, Pelt
Derivative terms: Lapidation

Definition of Lapidate

1. v. t. To stone.

Definition of Lapidate

1. Verb. (transitive legal) to throw stones or other objects at, sometimes to death, as punishment. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To hurl insults at ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lapidate

1. to hurl stones at [v -DATED, -DATING, -DATES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lapidate

lapeled
lapelled
lapelless
lapels
lapful
lapfuls
laphamite
lapheld
lapicide
lapicides
lapidarian
lapidaries
lapidarious
lapidarist
lapidary
lapidate (current term)
lapidated
lapidates
lapidating
lapidation
lapidations
lapidator
lapideous
lapides
lapidescence
lapidescences
lapidescent
lapidification
lapidifications
lapidified

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