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ruin
English
Etymology
From Middle English ruyne, ruine, from Old French ruine, from Latin ru?na (“overthrow, ruin”), from ru? (“I fall down, tumble, sink in ruin, rush”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??u?.?n/
- Rhymes: -u??n
Noun
ruin (countable and uncountable, plural ruins)
- (countable, sometimes in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
- The Veian and the Gabian towirs shall fall, / And one promiscuous ruin cover all; / Nor, after length of years, a stone betray / The place where once the very ruins lay.
- a. 1812, Joseph Stevens Buckminster, sermon
- The labour of a day will not build up a virtuous habit on the ruins of an old and vicious character.
- (uncountable) The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
- (uncountable) Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Youth and Age
- The errors of young men are the ruin of business.
- The Bat—they called him the Bat. […]. He […] played a lone hand, […]. Most lone wolves had a moll at any rate—women were their ruin—but if the Bat had a moll, not even the grapevine telegraph could locate her.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Youth and Age
- (obsolete) A fall or tumble.
- A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
- 1768, Thomas Gray, The Bard
- Ruin seize thee, ruthless king!
- 1768, Thomas Gray, The Bard
- (uncountable) Complete financial loss; bankruptcy.
Translations
Verb
ruin (third-person singular simple present ruins, present participle ruining, simple past and past participle ruined or (dialectal, nonstandard) ruint)
- (transitive) To cause the fiscal ruin of.
- With all these purchases, you surely mean to ruin us!
- 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...
- To destroy or make something no longer usable.
- He ruined his new white slacks by accidentally spilling oil on them.
- 1857, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Golden Mile-Stone
- By the fireside there are old men seated, / Seeing ruined cities in the ashes.
- To cause severe financial loss to; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
- The crooked stockbroker's fraudulent scheme ruined dozens of victims; some investors lost their life savings and even their houses.
- To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.
- My car breaking down just as I was on the road ruined my vacation.
- To make something less enjoyable or likeable.
- I used to love that song, but being assaulted when that song was playing ruined the song for me.
- To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
- (obsolete) To fall into a state of decay.
- 1636, George Sandys, Paraphrase upon the Psalmes and upon the Hymnes dispersed throughout the Old and New Testaments
- Though he his house of polisht marble build, / Yet shall it ruine like the Moth's fraile cell
- 1636, George Sandys, Paraphrase upon the Psalmes and upon the Hymnes dispersed throughout the Old and New Testaments
- (transitive, historical) To seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of.
- The young libertine was notorious for ruining local girls.
Synonyms
- destroy
- fordo
- ruinate
- wreck
- See also Thesaurus:spoil
Antonyms
- build
- construct
- found
- produce
Related terms
- ruination
- ruinable
- ruiner
- ruinous
- ruint
Translations
Further reading
- ruin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- ruin in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- ruin at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Irun
Asturian
Adjective
ruin m sg (feminine singular ruina, neuter singular ruino, masculine plural ruinos, feminine plural ruines)
- weedy
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ruun. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rœy?n/
- Hyphenation: ruin
- Rhymes: -œy?n
Noun
ruin m (plural ruinen, diminutive ruintje n)
- gelding
See also
- hengst
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin ruina
Noun
ruin m (definite singular ruinen, indefinite plural ruiner, definite plural ruinene)
- ruin (often in plural form when referring to buildings)
References
- “ruin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin ruina
Noun
ruin m (definite singular ruinen, indefinite plural ruinar, definite plural ruinane)
- ruin (often in plural form when referring to buildings)
References
- “ruin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Spanish
Etymology
From an earlier *ruino, from ruina, or from a Vulgar Latin root *ru?nus, ultimately from Latin ru?na. Compare Portuguese ruim, Catalan roí.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?rwin/, [?rw?n]
Adjective
ruin (plural ruines)
- contemptible, mean, heartless
- Synonyms: vil, despreciable
- mean, stingy
- Synonyms: avaro, mezquino, tacaño, usurero, agarrado, cicatero
- wild; unruly
- Synonyms: salvaje, agresto
- rachitic
- Synonym: raquítico
Swedish
Noun
ruin c
- a ruin (remains of a building)
- ruin (financial bankruptcy)
Declension
Related terms
- ruinera
Anagrams
- urin
Tetum
Noun
ruin
- bone
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conquer
English
Alternative forms
- conquire (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English conqueren, from Old French conquerre, from Late Latin conquaerere (“to knock, strike; to search for, procure”), from Latin con- + quaerere (“to seek, acquire”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k??k?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k??k?/
- Hyphenation: con?quer
- Rhymes: -??k?(?)
- Homophone: conker
Verb
conquer (third-person singular simple present conquers, present participle conquering, simple past and past participle conquered)
- To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
- To acquire by force of arms, win in war; to become ruler of; to subjugate.
- 1714, Alexander Pope, Imitation of Horace, Book II. Sat. 6
- We conquer'd France, but felt our captive's charms.
- 1714, Alexander Pope, Imitation of Horace, Book II. Sat. 6
- To overcome an abstract obstacle.
- (dated) To gain, win, or obtain by effort.
Derived terms
Translations
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