ruinate

American  

[roo-uh-neyt] / ˈru əˌneɪt /

verb (used with object)

ruinated, ruinating

1. to ruin.

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adjective

1. ruined.

Etymology

Origin of ruinate

1530–40; < Medieval Latin ruīnātus, past participle of ruīnāre. See ruin, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Watch fitter hours to think on wrongs than now; Death's frozen hand holds royal Philip's heart; Half of his body lies within a grave; Then do not now by quarrels shake that state, Which is already too much ruinate.

From Project Gutenberg

The easy gods, mov'd by no other fate Than our own pray'rs, whole kingdoms ruinate, And undo families: thus strife, and war Are the sword's prize, and a litigious bar The gown's prime wish.

From Project Gutenberg

The accusation of a man on hearsay is nothing: would he accuse himself on passion and ruinate his case and posterity out of malice to accuse you?

From Project Gutenberg

I only wanted the ole folks here to be satisfied as the gal had no right to my ole man, and would only ruinate herself, if she took him.”

From Project Gutenberg

But the dejected accents were lost in the old woman’s voice,—‘Now, sir, if you know him or his family, I wouldn’t be wishing to do him no hinjury, nor to ruinate his prospects, being, as he says, that the rich lady will make him her hare; but, sir, if you have any power with him as a godly minister or the friend of his youth maybe—’ ‘He is only waiting till he has a curacy—a house of his own—mother!’

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