· destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

Synonym(s): laying_waste, ruin, ruination, wrecking

Hypernym(s): destruction, devastation

· destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"

Synonym(s): destroy

· destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"

Hypernym(s): thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk

· reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"

Synonym(s): bankrupt, break, smash

Hypernym(s): impoverish

· reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"

Hypernym(s): lay_waste_to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge

· deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"

Synonym(s): deflower

Hypernym(s): copulate, mate, pair, couple

· fall into ruin

Hypernym(s): decay, crumble, dilapidate