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Webster 1913 Edition
Ruiner
Ru′in-er
,Noun.
One who, or that which, ruins.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ruiner
RU'INER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
ruiner
ruiner
English
Noun
ruiner (plural ruiners)
- Someone who ruins.
- Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit
- There was a ruined uncle in the family group—ruined by his brother, the Father of the Marshalsea, and knowing no more how than his ruiner did, but accepting the fact as something that could not be helped.
- Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit
Synonyms
Antonyms
Danish
Etymology 1
See ruin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ruiːnər/, [ʁuˈiːˀnɐ]
Noun
ruiner c
- plural indefinite of ruin
Etymology 2
See ruinere (“to ruin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ruineːr/, [ʁuiˈneːˀɐ̯], [ʁuiˈneɐ̯ˀ]
Verb
ruiner or ruinér
- imperative of ruinere
French
Etymology
From ruine. Cf. also Latin ruīnāre. Compare Italian rovinare, Occitan arroïnar, Spanish ruinar, arruinar.
Pronunciation
Verb
ruiner
- to ruin
- to raze to the ground, to destroy, to wreck
- (figuratively) to shatter (hope), to ruin (reputation)
Conjugation
Conjugation of ruiner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ruiner | avoir ruiné | |||||
| gerund | en ruinant | en ayant ruiné | |||||
| present participle | ruinant /ʁɥi.nɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | ruiné /ʁɥi.ne/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | ruine /ʁɥin/ |
ruines /ʁɥin/ |
ruine /ʁɥin/ |
ruinons /ʁɥi.nɔ̃/ |
ruinez /ʁɥi.ne/ |
ruinent /ʁɥin/ |
| imperfect | ruinais /ʁɥi.nɛ/ |
ruinais /ʁɥi.nɛ/ |
ruinait /ʁɥi.nɛ/ |
ruinions /ʁɥi.njɔ̃/ |
ruiniez /ʁɥi.nje/ |
ruinaient /ʁɥi.nɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | ruinai /ʁɥi.ne/ |
ruinas /ʁɥi.na/ |
ruina /ʁɥi.na/ |
ruinâmes /ʁɥi.nam/ |
ruinâtes /ʁɥi.nat/ |
ruinèrent /ʁɥi.nɛʁ/ |
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| future | ruinerai /ʁɥin.ʁe/ |
ruineras /ʁɥin.ʁa/ |
ruinera /ʁɥin.ʁa/ |
ruinerons /ʁɥin.ʁɔ̃/ |
ruinerez /ʁɥin.ʁe/ |
ruineront /ʁɥin.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | ruinerais /ʁɥin.ʁɛ/ |
ruinerais /ʁɥin.ʁɛ/ |
ruinerait /ʁɥin.ʁɛ/ |
ruinerions /ʁɥi.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
ruineriez /ʁɥi.nə.ʁje/ |
ruineraient /ʁɥin.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | ruine /ʁɥin/ |
ruines /ʁɥin/ |
ruine /ʁɥin/ |
ruinions /ʁɥi.njɔ̃/ |
ruiniez /ʁɥi.nje/ |
ruinent /ʁɥin/ |
| imperfect1 |
ruinasse /ʁɥi.nas/ |
ruinasses /ʁɥi.nas/ |
ruinât /ʁɥi.na/ |
ruinassions /ʁɥi.na.sjɔ̃/ |
ruinassiez /ʁɥi.na.sje/ |
ruinassent /ʁɥi.nas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | ruine /ʁɥin/ |
— | ruinons /ʁɥi.nɔ̃/ |
ruinez /ʁɥi.ne/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Anagrams
Old French
Verb
ruiner
- to destroy; to ruin
- to spoil; to ruin; to wreck
- il voloit ruiner le roi
- he wanted to ruin the king
- il voloit ruiner le roi
- (intransitive) to become a ruin
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of ruiner (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ruiner | avoir ruiné | |||||
| gerund | en ruinant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | ruinant | ||||||
| past participle | ruiné | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | ruin | ruines | ruine | ruinons | ruinez | ruinent |
| imperfect | ruinoie, ruineie, ruinoe, ruineve | ruinoies, ruineies, ruinoes, ruineves | ruinoit, ruineit, ruinot, ruineve | ruiniiens, ruiniens | ruiniiez, ruiniez | ruinoient, ruineient, ruinoent, ruinevent | |
| preterite | ruinai | ruinas | ruina | ruinames | ruinastes | ruinerent | |
| future | ruinerai | ruineras | ruinera | ruinerons | ruineroiz, ruinereiz, ruinerez | ruineront | |
| conditional | ruineroie, ruinereie | ruineroies, ruinereies | ruineroit, ruinereit | ruineriiens, ruineriens | ruineriiez, ruineriez | ruineroient, ruinereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | ruin | ruins | ruint | ruinons | ruinez | ruinent |
| imperfect | ruinasse | ruinasses | ruinast | ruinissons, ruinissiens | ruinissoiz, ruinissez, ruinissiez | ruinassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | ruine | — | ruinons | ruinez | — | ||
Related terms
- see ruine
Descendants
- French: ruiner