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
ruinate 1 of 2
adjective
as in destroyed
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- destroyed
- ruined
- wrecked
- demolished
- devastated
- damaged
- pulverized
- collapsed
- split
- wiped out
- mutilated
- disintegrated
- cracked
- mangled
- imploded
- obliterated
- defaced
- splintered
- exploded
- eradicated
- exterminated
- blasted
- broken
- dynamited
- extirpated
- fragile
- shattered
- fractured
- fragmented
- detonated
- slivered
- smashed
- busted
- brittle
- frail
- breakable
- delicate
- frangible
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- repaired
- unbroken
- fixed
- reconstructed
- rebuilt
- healed
- patched
- mended
- unbreakable
- infrangible
ruinate
2 of 2verb
as in to pull down
Synonyms & Similar Words
- pull down
- ruin
- tear down
- destroy
- wreck
- take down
- knock down
- flatten
- blow up
- demolish
- pulverize
- dismantle
- devastate
- smash
- shatter
- raze
- level
- disassemble
- dismember
- explode
- disconnect
- strike
- divide
- detach
- disengage
- demount
- separate
- disjoin
- disunite
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- make up
- build
- set up
- put up
- construct
- make
- raise
- assemble
- rear
- erect
- produce
- fabricate
- shape
- manufacture
- piece
- carpenter
- mold
- forge
- hammer
- fashion
- frame
- confect
- handcraft
- prefabricate