lapidate
Pronunce (2)
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/ˈlæpɪˌdeɪt/
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ˈlæpɪˌdeɪt
Note sulla pronuncia
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Verbo
To throw stones or other objects at, as punishment, sometimes until death.
Uso- transitivo
- Sinonimi
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the host (in tailcoat, grey cravat, purple vest) is lapidated by his wife while he loudly cries: "Maggie—please save a cup fer coffee in the morning."
On August 27, 2002, a Nigerian court ordered the mother of a newborn child, Amina Lawal, to be publicly lapidated for adultery.
To hurl insults at.
Uso- figurato
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The hour-long (and far too slow-paced) show: Malice in Wonderland, by lampooning, lapidating S. J. Perelman, veteran of movie-writing stints
Verbo
kill by throwing stones at
- Sinonimi
- Termini più generali
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People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock
throw stones at
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Pilgrims lapidate a stone pillar in commemoration of Abraham's temptation
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