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1 aarchaic : a falling down : collapse <from age to age…the crash of ruin fitfully resounds
— William Wordsworth> b: physical, moral, economic, or social collapse2 a: the state of being ruined —archaic except in plural <the city lay in ruins> b: the remains of something destroyed —usually used in plural <the ruins of an ancient temple><the ruins of his life>3: a cause of destruction4 a: the action of destroying, laying waste, or wrecking b: damage, injury5: a ruined building, person, or object
— ruinate
\-ˌnāt\
transitive verb
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