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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Ruinate

· Ru·in·ate · IPA /ˈɹuːɪneɪt/
01 v. t. To demolish; to subvert; to destroy; to reduce to poverty; to ruin.
  1. 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. 2.
    To cause to fall; to cast down.
    “On the other side they saw that perilous rock Threatening itself on them to ruinate.” — Spenser.
02 v. i. To fall; to tumble.
  1. 1.
    To fall; to tumble.[Obs.]
03 a. Involved in ruin; ruined.
  1. 1.
    Involved in ruin; ruined.
    “My brother Edward lives in pomp and state, I in a mansion here all ruinate.” — J. Webster.