Word

ruin, v.
(ruined, ruining, ruins)
freq. cnt. 4

destroy completely; damage irreparably
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 32 freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 4

destroy ruin

sample sentences

"You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"
"The tears ruined her make-up"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

destructible destruction destroyer destruction destroyer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

ruination ruining ruin ruin ruiner ruin

semantic pointers

hyponym

burn, burn down, fire devastate, lay waste to, waste, desolate, ravage, scourge harry, ravage break break, bust vandalize, vandalise do a job on subvert get devour rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder explode consume shipwreck wreck, wrack, bust up kick in, kick down wash out

fall into ruin
<verb.change>

ruin

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

ruin ruin

semantic pointers

hypernym

decay, crumble, dilapidate

deprive of virginity
<verb.contact>

deflower ruin

sample sentences

"This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

defloration defloration

semantic pointers

hypernym

mate, copulate, pair, couple

reduce to ruins
<verb.contact>

ruin

sample sentences

"The country lay ruined after the war"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

ruining ruin ruin ruiner ruination

semantic pointers

hypernym

devastate, lay waste to, waste, desolate, ravage, scourge

reduce to bankruptcy
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bankrupt break ruin smash

sample sentences

"My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"
"The slump in the financial markets smashed him"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

bankruptcy

semantic pointers

hypernym

impoverish

destroy or cause to fail
<verb.social>

ruin

sample sentences

"This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

ruin ruiner

semantic pointers

hypernym

thwart, frustrate, foil, cross, queer, spoil, scotch, baffle, bilk

hyponym

undo break shipwreck