[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively):The house had been dilapidated by neglect.", "Archaic.to squander; waste."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to fall into ruin or decay."]}]