ruin 4
verbdomain: v physical contact
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
reduce to ruins
Examples
- 1.The country lay ruined after the war
Hypernym
lay waste to 1
verb
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
EnglishDerivationally related form
ruin 6
noun
destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
ruining 1
noun
destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
ruin 2
noun
a ruined building
ruiner 1
noun
a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to
ruination 1
noun
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
