ruinate /ˈɹuːɪneɪt/verb 2adjective 1forms 3 verb2 •To fall; to tumble. •(no longer used) To reduce to ruins; to destroy.Towres, Cities, Kingdomes ye would ruinate, / In your auengement and dispiteous rage […]. — 1590 adjective1 •Falling into ruin; decrepit. formsruinated · ruinating · ruinates