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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ru•in•ate v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj. [Chiefly South Midland and Southern U. S.]
v.t.

Dialect Termsto ruin.

adj.

Dialect Termsruined.

Medieval Latin ruīnātus, past participle of ruīnāre. See ruin, -ate¹
1530–40

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