Ruin

rōō′in, n. a rushing or falling down violently: destruction: overthrow: that which destroys: the remains of a building demolished or decayed (usually in pl. ): the state of being ruined: wreck, material or moral.— v.t. to demolish: to destroy: to defeat: to impoverish: to bring to ruin: to undo: to spoil: to seduce, debauch.— v.i. to run to ruin: to fall into decay: to do irreparable harm.— adj. Ru′inable ( Bacon ), capable of being ruined.— v.t. Ru′ināte ( Shak. ), to ruin, to destroy: to demolish: to reduce to poverty.— v.i. ( Spens. ) to fall:— pr.p. ru′ināting; pa.p. ru′ināted. — adj. ( obs. ) falling to ruin: ruined.— ns. Ruinā′tion , overthrow: subversion; Ru′iner .— adjs. Ru′in i form , having the appearance of ruins; Ru′inous , fallen to ruins: decayed: pernicious.— adv. Ru′inously .— n. Ru′inousne , the state or quality of being ruinous: mischievousne . [Fr.,—L. ruin a — ruĕre , to tumble down.]