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(Rewinate,) Ruinat(e, v. Also: rewyn-; rwin-, ruyn-. (? P.t.) and p.p. -at; -atit, -at(t)ed. [e.m.E. ruynate (1547), f. ruināt- p.p. stem of L. ruīnāre Rewine v.] tr.Chiefly in passive.See also Rewinat ppl. adj. and Rewinatit ppl. adj.
1. tr. to bring (a person or group of persons) to utter defeat or disaster.1565 Cal. Sc. P. II 224.
For be the quenis majesteis cald dealing heirin, ane great part of my freyndis ar rewynat 1566 Ib. 271.
Quhairin determination wes takin to have ruinated the haill nobilitie that then wer banissit in this realme ?c1675 J. Gordon Hist. III 248.
And in ende most of them rwinated and drivne out of the ministrye
b. To subvert or overturn.1559 Knox VI 55.
The laudable reformation of the commonweales almost ruynated by insolency of governors
2. To destroy or demolish (a material thing).(a) 1572 Reg. Privy C. II 145.
Gif it sall happin … thair shippis, veschellis, houssis and guidis to be brint, spuilȝeit, sunkin, ruinat or distroyit 1642 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. III 3.
Demolishit ruinat and tuik doune ane fyre hous 16.. Ouchterlony in Macfarlane's Geog. Coll. II 23.
With severall other religious houses all now ruinat and demolished(b) 1607 Acts IV 376/1.
The burcht of Dunbartane being in danger to be ruynatit be the violent cours of the river of Levin 1646 Aberd. Council Lett. III 62. c1650 Spalding I 239.
40 of the schippis and gallionis ruinated [pr. ruianted] and distroyed 1689 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII 547.
His lands tenandries and stockings of goods to a considerable value ruinated
3. To impoverish (a person or corporation); to bring to financial ruin.Also, to ruinat (one's) estait.(1) 1626 Conv. Burghs III 223.
For remeid and help of such borrowis as ar alreadie ruinat be such kynd of dealing 1630 Conv. Burghs III 316.
Patents purchased … quhairby the toun of Innernes hes bein almost ruinatted 1631 Stirling's Royal Lett. II 496.
Wherby the said Thomas is lyklie to be vtterlie ruinated in his whole estate 1639 Aberd. Council Lett. II 132.
Some meanes for reparatioune of our former loss and damnadge sustenet utherwayes we your maiesties loyall subjectis ar alltogether undone and ruinat 1648 Montgomery Mem. II 311.
I and my tennentis hes almost beine ruinatted with quartereingis and exactiounes extraordinar 1666 Glasgow B. Rec. III 81.
Quhilk if nocht preventit … will nocht faill to ruinat the haill cordoners and tanners(2) 1632 Conv. Burghs III 145.
Inrespect that he had so ruinat his estait in thair seruice, humblie craivit … help
