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1. 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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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ruinate \Ru"in*ate\, v. i.
   To fall; to tumble. [Obs.]
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ruinate \Ru"in*ate\, a. [L. ruinatus, p. p.]
   Involved in ruin; ruined.
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         My brother Edward lives in pomp and state,
         I in a mansion here all ruinate.         --J. Webster.
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