Homework Help Forum: vocabulary

Posted by Viola on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 11:34am.

does dilapidated means the same what devastated?

• vocabulary - Ms. Sue, Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 11:39am

  Dilapidated is an adjective describing something (usually a building) that's run down and falling apart. With most usages, dilapidated is not same as devastated. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dilapidated

  
  

• vocabulary - Viola, Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 11:49am

  in this context coud I replace "delapidated" with "devastated" : One of the buildings he bought was dilapidated, however over years he had rebuilt it.

  
  

• vocabulary - Ms. Sue, Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 11:50am

  You could change it to -- One of the buildings he bought had been devastated; however over years he had rebuilt it. Also, note the semicolon instead of a comma.

  
  

• vocabulary - Viola, Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 11:52am

  ok, thank you for your help :)

  
  

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