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ruinate definition

ru·in·ate (ro̵̅o̅′ə nāt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb ruinated -·at′ed, ruinating -·at′·ing

Archaic to ruin

Etymology: < ML ruinatus, pp. of ruinare, to ruin < L ruina: see ruin

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