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Ruinate
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What's The Definition Of Ruinate?Synonyms | Synonyms for Ruinate: Related Terms | Find terms related to Ruinate: See Also | Ruinate In Webster's Dictionary \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.
I will not ruinate my f?ther's house. --Shak.
Ruinating thereby the health of their bodies.
--Burton.
2. To cause to fall; to cast down.
On the other side they saw that perilous rock
Threatening itself on them to ruinate. --Spenser.
\Ru"in*ate\, v. i. To fall; to tumble. [Obs.] \Ru"in*ate\, a. [L. ruinatus, p. p.] Involved in ruin; ruined. My brother Edward lives in pomp and state, I in a mansion here all ruinate. --J. Webster. |
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