lapidating

Variant of lapidate

lapidate definition

lapi·date (lap′ə dāt′)

transitive verb lapidated -·dat′ed, lapidating -·dat′·ing

  1. to throw stones at
  2. to stone to death

Etymology: < L lapidatus, pp. of lapidare, to stone < lapis (see lapidary)

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