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ruinate

ruinate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.To cause to fall; to cast down. On the other side they saw that perilous rock Threatening itself on them to ruinate. Spenser.
  2. 2.To fall; to tumble. [Obs.]
  3. 3.Involved in ruin; ruined. My brother Edward lives in pomp and state, I in a mansion here all ruinate. J. Webster.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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