Ru·in·ate v. t.
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. 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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