English words starting with ruinat

Meanings of Ruinate:

adjective

Of a building, town, etc.: in a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration. now rare. in attributive use.

noun

Formerly cultivated land which has reverted to the wild; a tract of such land.

verb

To reduce (a person) to a state of complete poverty; to deprive of moral or social standing. also reflexive. compare "ruin". now frequently regional.

Meanings of Ruinated:

adjective

Designating or relating to a building, town, etc., in a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration. compare ruinate . now chiefly archaic and historical. in attributive use.

Meanings of Ruinates:

adjective

Of a building, town, etc.: in a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration. now rare. in attributive use.

noun

Formerly cultivated land which has reverted to the wild; a tract of such land.

verb

To reduce (a person) to a state of complete poverty; to deprive of moral or social standing. also reflexive. compare "ruin". now frequently regional.

Meanings of Ruinating:

adjective

That ruins someone or something; destructive.

Meanings of Ruination:

noun

The action or fact of ruining someone or something or of being ruined.

Usage examples:

Commercial malpractice causes the ruination of thousands of people

Meanings of Ruinatious:

adjective

That brings or tends to bring ruin; ruinous, disastrous.

Meanings of Ruinator:

noun

A person who ruins someone or something.