ruinate

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adjective

ru·​in·​ate ˈrü-ə-ˌnāt 

-nət

: brought to a state of ruin

Tramping over the fields looking for the ruinate Thistlewood house was an experience I won't soon forget …

—Richard B Sheridan

ruinate

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verb

ru·​in·​ate ˈrü-ə-ˌnāt 

ruinated; ruinating; ruinates

transitive verb

archaic

: to damage or destroy (something) completely : ruin

I will not ruinate my father's house, Who gave his blood to lime the stones together …

—William Shakespeare

I guess they'll ruinate the crops yet, and make the ground so everlasting foul …

—Thomas Chandler Haliburton

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1538, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1547, in the meaning defined above