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ru⋅in⋅ate

  [roo-uh-neyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing, adjective Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to ruin.
–adjective
2. ruined.
Origin:
1530–40; < ML ruīnātus, ptp. of ruīnāre. See ruin, -ate 1
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ru·in·ate   (rōō'ə-nāt')   
adj.  Having been ruined.

[Medieval Latin ruīnātus, from Latin ruīna, ruin; see ruin.]
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