Ruin

English-Latin

ruin. v. trans.

1. To bring to ruin; to cause to fall to pieces and decay; to make to perish; to bring to destruction; to bring to poverty or bankruptcy; to impair seriously; to damage essentially; to overthrow.
   • perdo (-ere, perdidi, perditum)

ruin. n.

1. Such a change of anything as destroys it, or entirely defeats its object, or unfits it for use; destruction; overthrow
   • exitium (-ii, neut.)
   • pernicies (-ei, fem.)
   • ruina (-ae, fem.)
2. That which is fallen down and become worthless from injury or decay.
   • ruinae (-arum, fem. plur.)