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lapidate
verb
throw stones at
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- L
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- APIDAT
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈlæpɪˌdeɪt
Meaning
Definitions
verb
throw stones at
“Pilgrims lapidate a stone pillar in commemoration of Abraham's temptation”
verb
kill by throwing stones at
“People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock”
In context
Example Sentences
Pilgrims lapidate a stone pillar in commemoration of Abraham's temptation
People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock
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