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present tense third-person singular of ruin
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1
to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts
- after he was ruined by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the industrialist was forced to sell his mansion and start all over again
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2
to bring destruction to (something) through violent action
- tornadoes ruined a wide swath of the county
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3
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
- a huge fire that ruined an entire city block
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- beats,
- bests,
- clobbers,
- conquers,
- crushes,
- defeats,
- drubs,
- licks,
- masters,
- overbears,
- overcomes,
- overmatches,
- prevails (over),
- routs,
- scotches,
- skunks,
- subdues,
- surmounts,
- thrashes,
- trims,
- triumphs (over),
- trounces,
- wallops,
- whips,
- wins (against)
- blasts,
- blows up,
- breaks,
- cripples,
- damages,
- defaces,
- deteriorates,
- disfigures,
- disintegrates,
- dissolves,
- dynamites,
- harms,
- impairs,
- injures,
- mangles,
- mars,
- mutilates,
- spoils,
- vitiates
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ruins
noun
plural of ruin
Synonyms of ruins (Entry 2 of 2)
the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed
- the ruins of an abandoned abbey
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“Ruins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruins. Accessed 22 Sep. 2021.
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