ruin

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 External links 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.3 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English ruine < Old French ruine < Latin ruina (“‘overthrow, ruin’”) < ruere (“‘to fall down, tumble, sink in ruin, rush’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɹuːɪn/, /ɹʊɪ̪n/
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• Rhymes: -uːɪn

[edit] Noun

ruin (plural ruins)

1. (countable) construction withered by time.
2. (uncountable) The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.

   The monastery has fallen into ruin.

3. (uncountable) Something which leads to serious troubles.

   Gambling has been the ruin to many.

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[edit] Verb

to ruin (third-person singular simple present ruins, present participle ruining, simple past and past participle ruined)

1. (transitive) to cause the ruin of.
   • 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     In one way, indeed, he bade fair to ruin us; for he kept on staying week after week, and at last month after month, so that all the money had been long exhausted...

[edit] Synonyms

• ruinate

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• ruin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• ruin in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• ruin at OneLook® Dictionary Search

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[edit] Dutch

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[edit] Noun

ruin m. (plural ruinen, diminutive ruintje, diminutive plural ruintjes)

1. gelding

[edit] See also

• hengst