ruinate

verb

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

I guess they'll ruinate the crops yet, and make the ground so everlasting foul …

—Thomas Chandler Haliburton

Word History

First Known Use

1547, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ruinate

• abate
• airfreight
• await
• baseplate
• berate
• birthdate
• birthrate
• bookplate
• borate
• breastplate
• bromate
• casemate