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Ruinate

//ˈɹuːɪneɪt// adj, verb

Definitions

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the participle stem of Latin ruino.

Etymology 2

From the participle stem of Latin ruino.

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