adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To reduce to ruins; to destroy. archaic, transitive

   "Towres, Cities, Kingdomes ye would ruinate, / In your auengement and dispiteous rage […]."

2. 2
   To fall; to tumble. intransitive

Adjective

1. 1
   Falling into ruin; decrepit. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

ruincondemnconfoundconsumedamndecimate

Example

More examples

"Towres, Cities, Kingdomes ye would ruinate, / In your auengement and dispiteous rage […]."

Etymology

From the participle stem of Latin ruino.

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