Etymology

lapidate

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Today it means: To throw stones or other objects at, as punishment, sometimes until death. Full definition →

Latin lapidātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromlapidātus
  2. English todaylapidate

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin lapidātus, perfect passive participle of lapidō (“to throw stones at”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from lapis (“stone”).

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