to fall or cause to fall into ruin or decay (使)毁灭或腐朽
verb [vt. 及物动词]毁坏;浪费;荒废
Correspondingly, more and more students who live off-campus go wrong easily and dilapidate their study. And many crimes are thus committed by them. 相对应的,校外租房居住大学生中误入歧途、荒废学业等问题开始增多,并出现了不少针对他们的犯罪案件。
dilapidate
“ -ate” ⌜ 表示使成为或具有某种特性的 - indicating to make or become ~ ⌟