ruinate
1 of 2adjective
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
Richard B Sheridanruinate
2 of 2verb
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
William ShakespeareI guess they'll ruinate the crops yet, and make the ground so everlasting foul … Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
circa 1538, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1547, in the meaning defined above
ruinating
verb
as in pulling down
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- pulling down
- destroying
- ruining
- devastating
- tearing down
- wrecking
- taking down
- knocking down
- dismantling
- pulverizing
- flattening
- shattering
- demolishing
- smashing
- disassembling
- razing
- blowing up
- dismembering
- demounting
- exploding
- leveling
- levelling
- striking
- disjoining
- dividing
- disconnecting
- disuniting
- detaching
- disengaging
- separating
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- making up
- building
- constructing
- making
- raising
- setting up
- assembling
- shaping
- manufacturing
- putting up
- erecting
- rearing
- producing
- confecting
- fabricating
- piecing
- hammering
- framing
- forging
- molding
- fashioning
- carpentering
- handcrafting
- prefabricating