ruinate (third-person singular simple present ruinates, present participle ruinating, simple past and past participle ruinated)
(transitive, now rare) To reduce to ruins; to destroy.
(intransitive) To fall; to tumble.
ruinate (not comparable)
Falling into ruin; decrepit.
• Taurine, taurine, uranite, urinate
Source: Wiktionary
Ru"in*ate, v. t. Etym: [LL. ruinatus, p.p. of ruinare to ruin. See Ruin.]
1. To demolish; to subvert; to destroy; to reduce to poverty; to ruin. I will not ruinate my fShak. Ruinating thereby the health of their bodies. Burton.
2. To cause to fall; to cast down. On the other side they saw that perilous rock Threatening itself on them to ruinate. Spenser.
Ru"in*ate, v. i.
Definition: To fall; to tumble. [Obs.]
Ru"in*ate, a. Etym: [L. ruinatus, p.p.]
Definition: 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
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
