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/rooh"euh nayt'/, v., ruinated, ruinating, adj. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U. S.v.t.1. to ruin.adj.2. ruined.[1530-40; < ML ruinatus, ptp. of ruinare. See RUIN, -ATE1]
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Ruinate — Ru in*ate, v. t. [LL. ruinatus, p. p. of ruinare to ruin. See {Ruin}.] 1. To demolish; to subvert; to destroy; to reduce to poverty; to ruin. [1913 Webster] I will not ruinate my f?ther s house. Shak. [1913 Webster] Ruinating thereby the health… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ruinate — Ru in*ate, a. [L. ruinatus, p. p.] Involved in ruin; ruined. [1913 Webster] My brother Edward lives in pomp and state, I in a mansion here all ruinate. J. Webster. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ruinate — Ru in*ate, v. i. To fall; to tumble. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ruinate — index despoil, destroy (efface), pillage, spoil (impair) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ruinate — [ro͞o′ə nāt΄] vt., vi. ruinated, ruinating [< ML ruinatus, pp. of ruinare, to ruin < L ruina: see RUIN] Archaic to ruin … English World dictionary
ruinate — verb /ˈɹuːɪneɪt/ To reduce to ruins; to destroy. Towres, Cities, Kingdomes ye would ruinate, / In your auengement and dispiteous rage [...] … Wiktionary
ruinate — I. adjective see ruin I II. transitive verb see ruin I … New Collegiate Dictionary
ruinate — v. a. 1. Ruin, destroy, demolish, subvert, reduce to ruin. 2. Reduce to poverty … New dictionary of synonyms
ruinate — ru·in·ate … English syllables
ruinate — I. ˈrüə̇ˌnāt, ˈru̇ə̇ , usu ād.+V adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin ruinatus, past participle of ruinare to ruin : ruined II. verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Medieval … Useful english dictionary
