German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French ruiner.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ʁuiˈniːʁən/, [ʁuiˈniːɐ̯n]

Verb

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ruinieren (weak, third-person singular present ruiniert, past tense ruinierte, past participle ruiniert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to ruin
    Synonyms: zerstören, zugrunde richten

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • ruinieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ruinieren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • ruinieren” in Duden online
  • ruinieren” in OpenThesaurus.de