ruinate

ru·in·ate

[roo-uh-neyt] verb, ru·in·at·ed, ru·in·at·ing, adjective Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
verb (used with object)
1.
to ruin.
adjective

Origin:
1530–40; < Medieval Latin ruīnātus, past participle of ruīnāre. See ruin, -ate1

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