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LAPIDATE
Definition of LAPIDATE
verb
To throw stones or other objects at, as punishment, sometimes until death.
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Where it comes from
First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin lapidātus, perfect passive participle of lapidō (“to throw stones at”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from lapis (“stone”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,981)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LAPIDATE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LAPIDATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 57, 16 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 65, 24 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LAPIDATE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AADEILPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start LAPIDA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 57
Could you have found LAPIDATE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 57 - and most players walked straight past it.
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