ruinate

verb
/ˈɹuːɪneɪt/UK

Etymology

From the participle stem of Latin ruino.

  1. derived from ruino

Definitions

  1. To reduce to ruins

    To reduce to ruins; to destroy.

    • Towres, Cities, Kingdomes ye would ruinate, / In your auengement and dispiteous rage […].
    • […] as in lust, [animals] covet carnal copulation at set times, men always, ruinating thereby the health of their bodies.
  2. To fall

    To fall; to tumble.

  3. Falling into ruin

    Falling into ruin; decrepit.

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