Ruinate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹuːɪneɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Ruinate is a verb meaning (transitive, now rare) To reduce to ruins; to destroy.
Meaning
(transitive, now rare) To reduce to ruins; to destroy.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To fall; to tumble.
- Falling into ruin; decrepit.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- ruinates
- ruinating
- ruinated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wreck, destroy, degrade, waste, un-ruin, bewreck.
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