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To cause the fiscal ruin of.
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With all these purchases, you surely mean to ruin us!
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To destroy or make something no longer usable.
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He ruined his new white slacks by accidentally spilling oil on them.
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To cause severe financial loss to; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
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The crooked stockbroker's fraudulent scheme ruined dozens of victims; some investors lost their life savings and even their houses.
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To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.
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My car breaking down just as I was on the road ruined my vacation.
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To make something less enjoyable or likeable.
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I used to love that song, but being assaulted when that song was playing ruined the song for me.
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To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
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To fall into a state of decay.
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To seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of.
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The young libertine was notorious for ruining local girls.