Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inlapidate

/ɪnˈlæ.pɪ.deɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-lap-i-date
IPA: /ɪnˈlæ.pɪ.deɪt/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert into a stony substance; to petrify.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"It is already found, that there are ſome Naturall Spring-waters, that will Inlapidate Wood; So that you ſhall ſee one peece of Wood, whereof the Part aboue the Water ſhall continue Wood; And the Part vnder the Water ſhall be turned into a kinde of Grauelly Stone."
"Nay, even the banditti of the highway, whoſe hearts are inlapidated by cruelty, and whoſe delight is in rapine, plunder, and bloodſhed, who ſhow their hatred of the world by defying its laws, and murderings^([sic]) its inhabitants, one day call their partners and confederates by this name, and the next betray them into the hands of juſtice."
"Were the devil to become a mortal, he would incline to be the comite to the galley-ſlaves at Marſeilles, whoſe hearts are inlapidated by cruelty."

Etymology

From in- (“in”) + Latin lapis, lapidis (“stone”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: in-
Root: lapis

Usage

Inflected Forms

inlapidates (present, singular) inlapidating (participle, present) inlapidated (participle, past) inlapidated (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce inlapidate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈlæ.pɪ.deɪt/.
What does inlapidate mean?: To convert into a stony substance; to petrify.
Where does inlapidate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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