ruinate en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹuːɪneɪt/ (UK)
Etymology
From the participle stem of Latin ruino.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Falling into ruin; decrepit.
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
ruinate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹuːɪneɪt/ (UK)
Etymology
From the participle stem of Latin ruino.
Meanings
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(archaic, transitive) To reduce to ruins; to destroy.
[…] as in lust, [animals] covet carnal copulation at set times, men always, ruinating thereby the health of their bodies.
, New York Review of Books, 2001, p.51Towres, Cities, Kingdomes ye would ruinate, / In your auengement and dispiteous rage […].
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto VIII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
- (intransitive) To fall; to tumble.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ruinates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| ruinated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ruinated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| ruinating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |