lapidate

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈlæpɪˌdeɪt/

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Verb

Plain form lapidate

Third-person singular lapidates

Past tense lapidated

Past participle lapidated

Present participle lapidating

people lapidating a woman

1. (transitive) (law) If you lapidate a person, you kill them by throwing stones at them.
2. (transitive) (figurative) If you lapidate a person, you hurl insults at them.