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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ruinate \Ru"in*ate\, v. t. [LL. ruinatus, p. p. of ruinare to
ruin. See {Ruin}.]
1. To demolish; to subvert; to destroy; to reduce to poverty;
to ruin.
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I will not ruinate my f?ther's house. --Shak.
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Ruinating thereby the health of their bodies.
--Burton.
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2. To cause to fall; to cast down.
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On the other side they saw that perilous rock
Threatening itself on them to ruinate. --Spenser.
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