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.
I will not ruinate my f&?;ther's
house.
Shak.
Ruinating thereby the health of their
bodies.
Burton.
2. To cause to fall; to cast down.
On the other side they saw that perilous rock
Threatening itself on them to ruinate.
Spenser.
Ru"in*ate, v. i. To fall; to
tumble. [Obs.]
Ru"in*ate (?), a. [L. ruinatus,
p. p.] Involved in ruin; ruined.
My brother Edward lives in pomp and state,
I in a mansion here all ruinate.
J.
Webster.
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.
I will not ruinate my f&?;ther's
house.
Shak.
Ruinating thereby the health of their
bodies.
Burton.
2. To cause to fall; to cast down.
On the other side they saw that perilous rock
Threatening itself on them to ruinate.
Spenser.
Ru"in*ate, v. i. To fall; to
tumble. [Obs.]
Ru"in*ate (?), a. [L. ruinatus,
p. p.] Involved in ruin; ruined.
My brother Edward lives in pomp and state,
I in a mansion here all ruinate.
J.
Webster.
