ruin
ruin
subs.
Destruction: P. and V. ὄλεθρος, ὁ, φθορά, ἡ, διαφθορά, ἡ, V. ἀ̆ποφθορά, ἡ.
Overthrow: P. and V. ἀ̆νάστᾰσις, ἡ, κᾰτασκᾰφή, ἡ, P. καθαίρεσις, ἡ, V. ἀ̆ναστροφή, ἡ.
Loss: P. and V. ζημία, ἡ, βλᾰβή, ἡ, βλά̆βος, τό.
That which ruins: P. and V. ὄλεθρος, ὁ, κᾰκόν, τό, V. πῆμα, τό, ἄ̄τη, ἡ, σί̆νος, τό.
Ruins, fallen buildings: P. οἰκίαι καταπεπτωκυῖαι.
Wreckage (of ships): P. and V. ναυά̄για, τά, V. ἀ̆γαί, αἱ ; (of other things besides): V. ἐρείπια, τά, ναυά̄για, τά.
Ruins of, all that is left of: P. and V. λείψᾰνον, or pl. (gen.).
Lay in ruins, v.: P. and V. ἐξᾰνιστά̆ναι, κᾰτασκάπτειν.
Fall in ruins: Ar. and P. κᾰταρρεῖν, P. περικαταρρεῖν ; see fall.
A doom of utter ruin: V. πάμφθαρτος μόρος (Aesch. Choe. 296).
You unhappy city are involved in this ruin: V. σύ τʼ ὦ τάλαινα συγκατασκάπτει πόλις (Eur. Phoen. 884).
(I seemed to see) all the house dashed in ruins to the ground from top to bottom: V. πᾶν ἐρείψιμον στέγος βεβλημένον πρὸς οὖδας ἐξ ἄκρων σταθμῶν (Eur. I.T. 48).
subs.
Destruction: P. and V. ὄλεθρος, ὁ, φθορά, ἡ, διαφθορά, ἡ, V. ἀ̆ποφθορά, ἡ.
Overthrow: P. and V. ἀ̆νάστᾰσις, ἡ, κᾰτασκᾰφή, ἡ, P. καθαίρεσις, ἡ, V. ἀ̆ναστροφή, ἡ.
Loss: P. and V. ζημία, ἡ, βλᾰβή, ἡ, βλά̆βος, τό.
That which ruins: P. and V. ὄλεθρος, ὁ, κᾰκόν, τό, V. πῆμα, τό, ἄ̄τη, ἡ, σί̆νος, τό.
Ruins, fallen buildings: P. οἰκίαι καταπεπτωκυῖαι.
Wreckage (of ships): P. and V. ναυά̄για, τά, V. ἀ̆γαί, αἱ ; (of other things besides): V. ἐρείπια, τά, ναυά̄για, τά.
Ruins of, all that is left of: P. and V. λείψᾰνον, or pl. (gen.).
Lay in ruins, v.: P. and V. ἐξᾰνιστά̆ναι, κᾰτασκάπτειν.
Fall in ruins: Ar. and P. κᾰταρρεῖν, P. περικαταρρεῖν ; see fall.
A doom of utter ruin: V. πάμφθαρτος μόρος (Aesch. Choe. 296).
You unhappy city are involved in this ruin: V. σύ τʼ ὦ τάλαινα συγκατασκάπτει πόλις (Eur. Phoen. 884).
(I seemed to see) all the house dashed in ruins to the ground from top to bottom: V. πᾶν ἐρείψιμον στέγος βεβλημένον πρὸς οὖδας ἐξ ἄκρων σταθμῶν (Eur. I.T. 48).
ruin
v. trans.
Destroy: P. and V. φθείρειν, διαφθείρειν, κᾰταφθείρειν (Plat. but rare P.), ἀ̆πολλύναι, διολλύναι, ἐξολλύναι, ἀ̆ποφθείρειν (Thuc. but rare P.), V. ὀλλύναι, ἐξᾰπολλύ̆ναι, διεργάζεσθαι, ἐξεργάζεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἐπιτρί̄βειν ; see destroy.
Mar, spoil: P. and V. διαφθείρειν, λῡμαίνεσθαι (acc. or dat.), Ar. and V. διᾰλῡμαίνεσθαι.
Injure: P. and V. βλάπτειν, κᾰκοῦν, διαφθείρειν ; see injure, corrupt.
Corrupt: P. and V. διαφθείρειν, λῡμαίνεσθαι (acc. or dat.); see corrupt.
Be ruined: P. and V. ἀ̆πολωλέναι (2nd perf. ἀπολλύναι), ἐξολωλέναι (2nd perf. ἐξολλύναι) (Plat.), σφάλλεσθαι, V. ὀλωλέναι (2nd perf. ὀλλύναι), διαπεπορθῆσθαι (perf. pass. διαπορθεῖν), ἔρρειν (rare P.); see undone.
Be brought to ruin: V. ἀ̄τᾶσθαι.
v. trans.
Destroy: P. and V. φθείρειν, διαφθείρειν, κᾰταφθείρειν (Plat. but rare P.), ἀ̆πολλύναι, διολλύναι, ἐξολλύναι, ἀ̆ποφθείρειν (Thuc. but rare P.), V. ὀλλύναι, ἐξᾰπολλύ̆ναι, διεργάζεσθαι, ἐξεργάζεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἐπιτρί̄βειν ; see destroy.
Mar, spoil: P. and V. διαφθείρειν, λῡμαίνεσθαι (acc. or dat.), Ar. and V. διᾰλῡμαίνεσθαι.
Injure: P. and V. βλάπτειν, κᾰκοῦν, διαφθείρειν ; see injure, corrupt.
Corrupt: P. and V. διαφθείρειν, λῡμαίνεσθαι (acc. or dat.); see corrupt.
Be ruined: P. and V. ἀ̆πολωλέναι (2nd perf. ἀπολλύναι), ἐξολωλέναι (2nd perf. ἐξολλύναι) (Plat.), σφάλλεσθαι, V. ὀλωλέναι (2nd perf. ὀλλύναι), διαπεπορθῆσθαι (perf. pass. διαπορθεῖν), ἔρρειν (rare P.); see undone.
Be brought to ruin: V. ἀ̄τᾶσθαι.
RUIN
s. Destruction ruina; excidium (PROP. and figuratively): interitus: pernicies: naufragium: occasus. (The words are found in this connection and order.) occasus interitusque (figuratively). To avert ruin perniciem depellere: to plan anybody’s ruin alicui perniciem struere parare moliri. To come to ruin perire interire [SYN. and PHR. in DESTRUCTION].
Ruins fragmenta -orum (broken pieces fragments): reliquiae (remnants; e.g. of a wreck): naufragia -orum (PROP. the remnants of a wreck; but figuratively of persons or things as we say ruins): ruinae (of a building city etc.; Liv.; ☞ not in Cic.): rudera -um (walls etc. broken into small fragments post-Augustan): vestigia -orum (the site of a ruined town etc.): parietinae (dilapidated walls; e.g. Corinthi Cic. Tusc. 3 22 53 Orelli). The smoking ruins of Thebes fumantes Thebarum ruinae. A town deserted and nearly in ruins urbs deserta et strata prope ruinis: to fall to ruins frangi; ruinis collabi: to be buried under the ruins of a house ruina aedium opprimi; or if followed by death oppressum interire. Here on one spot the ruins of so many cities lie before us uno loco tot oppidorum cadavera projecta jacent (Serv. Sulpic. ap. Cic. Fam. 4 5 4; perhaps too far-fetched for prose).
s. Destruction ruina; excidium (PROP. and figuratively): interitus: pernicies: naufragium: occasus. (The words are found in this connection and order.) occasus interitusque (figuratively). To avert ruin perniciem depellere: to plan anybody’s ruin alicui perniciem struere parare moliri. To come to ruin perire interire [SYN. and PHR. in DESTRUCTION].
Ruins fragmenta -orum (broken pieces fragments): reliquiae (remnants; e.g. of a wreck): naufragia -orum (PROP. the remnants of a wreck; but figuratively of persons or things as we say ruins): ruinae (of a building city etc.; Liv.; ☞ not in Cic.): rudera -um (walls etc. broken into small fragments post-Augustan): vestigia -orum (the site of a ruined town etc.): parietinae (dilapidated walls; e.g. Corinthi Cic. Tusc. 3 22 53 Orelli). The smoking ruins of Thebes fumantes Thebarum ruinae. A town deserted and nearly in ruins urbs deserta et strata prope ruinis: to fall to ruins frangi; ruinis collabi: to be buried under the ruins of a house ruina aedium opprimi; or if followed by death oppressum interire. Here on one spot the ruins of so many cities lie before us uno loco tot oppidorum cadavera projecta jacent (Serv. Sulpic. ap. Cic. Fam. 4 5 4; perhaps too far-fetched for prose).
v. To demolish to destroy Vid:
To injure greatly perdere: pessumdare: ad interitum vocare: praecipitare (stronger term): conficere (entirely altogether; e.g. a part of the citizens by imposts partem plebis tributo): trucidare (litterally to kill; e.g. by high interest fenore): profligare (to subvert; also of health etc.). (The words are found in this connection and order.) affligere et perdere: affligere et prosternere: prosternere affligereque: affligere et profligare (all = funditus perdere or evertere; i.e. to ruin completely): To try to ruin anybody alicujus interitum quaerere.
To impoverish aliquem ad paupertatem protrahere: ad inopiam redigere: ad famam rejicere (stronger term). To ruin one’s self entirely se detrudere in mendicitatem.
To injure greatly perdere: pessumdare: ad interitum vocare: praecipitare (stronger term): conficere (entirely altogether; e.g. a part of the citizens by imposts partem plebis tributo): trucidare (litterally to kill; e.g. by high interest fenore): profligare (to subvert; also of health etc.). (The words are found in this connection and order.) affligere et perdere: affligere et prosternere: prosternere affligereque: affligere et profligare (all = funditus perdere or evertere; i.e. to ruin completely): To try to ruin anybody alicujus interitum quaerere.
To impoverish aliquem ad paupertatem protrahere: ad inopiam redigere: ad famam rejicere (stronger term). To ruin one’s self entirely se detrudere in mendicitatem.
ruin (subs.):
I. Utter destruction:
1. exĭtium, pernĭcies, etc.: v.DESTRUCTION .
2. ruīna (downfall: a word always used with something of metaphor): in this universal r. ..., in hac rerum ruina, Liv. 26, 41, med.: r. of fortune (bankruptcy; breaking completely down), ruinae fortunarum, Cic. Cat. 1, 6, 14: Hor. Phr.: to go to r., (1). ruo, i, rŭtum, 3 (to fall with violence; oft. in fig. sense): Cic. Verr. 5, 6, 12 (quae cum accidunt, nemo est quin intelligat ruere illam rempublicam): Hor. Strengthened, corruo, 3 (to go to utter r.: both lit. as a house, and fig.): Cic. Off. 1, 24, 84. (2). pessum eo, 4, irr. (lit. to go to the bottom: archaic, and not in Cic.): the finest plains of Italy would go to r., p. ituros fecundissimos Italiae campos, Tac. A. 1, 79. Also, pessum sīdo, 3: Sen. (3). ŏbeo, pĕreo (strengthened, dispereo), 4, irr.: v.TO PERISH . (4). praecĭpĭto, 1 (to go headlong or with violence to r.) when the state was sinking headlong to r., praecipitante republica, Cic. Sall. 1, 1: Liv. (5). lābor, psus, 3 (to glide, fall, or waste away): cf. Cic. Or. 3, 10, cetera nasci, occidere, fluere, labi: also, Liv. 3, 33, init., eo citius res lapsa est = deteriorated, went to r. (6). dīlābor, 3 (to waste away and go to pieces: both lit. as a building, and fig.): fall to ruin, monumenta dilapsa, Lucr. 5, 311: the most admirably constituted commonwealth went to r., (ut) praeclarissime constituta respublica dilaberetur, Cic. Off. 2, 23, 80. (7). collābor, 3 (to go completely to decay, fall in ruins as a house): the roof of the house (appeared to) fall in r.s, fastigium domus collabi, Suet. Caes. 81: Liv. (8). poet. dare ruinam (to come down with a violent fall): Virg. Aen. 2, 310. Phr.: r. seize thee! dii te perduint! Cic. Deiot. 7, 21: Ter.
II. Specially, seduction: stuprum (per vim illatum): v.SEDUCTION , RAPE .
III. Usu. pl., broken parts,esp. of buildings:
1. ruīnae, arum (not so in Cic.): to rebuild temples out of the r.s of temples, ruinis templorum templa aedificare, Liv. 42, 3, fin.: Ov.
2. păriĕtīnae, arum (ruined walls, parietes: perh. ruinae understood): I was more impressed by the sight of the r.s of Corinth, magis me moverunt Corinthi p. aspectae, Cic. Tusc. 3, 22, 53: Plin.
3. perh. vestīgia, orum: v.TRACES , REMAINS .
4. expr. by verb: nothing save the r.s of buildings, *nil praeter disjecta (dilapsa, of the effect of decay) aedificia: cf. Virg. Aen. 2, 608.
5. strāges, is, f. (as of a building thrown down): Tac. H. 1, 86 (strage obstantis molis refusus amnis).
I. Utter destruction:
1. exĭtium, pernĭcies, etc.: v.
2. ruīna (downfall: a word always used with something of metaphor): in this universal r. ..., in hac rerum ruina, Liv. 26, 41, med.: r. of fortune (bankruptcy; breaking completely down), ruinae fortunarum, Cic. Cat. 1, 6, 14: Hor. Phr.: to go to r., (1). ruo, i, rŭtum, 3 (to fall with violence; oft. in fig. sense): Cic. Verr. 5, 6, 12 (quae cum accidunt, nemo est quin intelligat ruere illam rempublicam): Hor. Strengthened, corruo, 3 (to go to utter r.: both lit. as a house, and fig.): Cic. Off. 1, 24, 84. (2). pessum eo, 4, irr. (lit. to go to the bottom: archaic, and not in Cic.): the finest plains of Italy would go to r., p. ituros fecundissimos Italiae campos, Tac. A. 1, 79. Also, pessum sīdo, 3: Sen. (3). ŏbeo, pĕreo (strengthened, dispereo), 4, irr.: v.
II. Specially, seduction: stuprum (per vim illatum): v.
III. Usu. pl., broken parts,
1. ruīnae, arum (not so in Cic.): to rebuild temples out of the r.s of temples, ruinis templorum templa aedificare, Liv. 42, 3, fin.: Ov.
2. păriĕtīnae, arum (ruined walls, parietes: perh. ruinae understood): I was more impressed by the sight of the r.s of Corinth, magis me moverunt Corinthi p. aspectae, Cic. Tusc. 3, 22, 53: Plin.
3. perh. vestīgia, orum: v.
4. expr. by verb: nothing save the r.s of buildings, *nil praeter disjecta (dilapsa, of the effect of decay) aedificia: cf. Virg. Aen. 2, 608.
5. strāges, is, f. (as of a building thrown down): Tac. H. 1, 86 (strage obstantis molis refusus amnis).
ruin (v.):
I. In gen.:
1. perdo, dĭdi, ĭtum, 3: many have utterly r.'d themselves, multi ... se ipsos penitus perdiderunt, Cic. Fin. 1, 15, 49: I am r.'d, perditus sum, Pl. Curc. 1, 2, 46. Strengthened, less freq., dēperdo, 3: a cobbler r.'d with want. sutor inopia deperditus, Phaedr. 1, 14. 1: disperdo, 3: Vat. ap. Cic. Fam. 5 10.
2. praecĭpĭto, 1 (to hurl headlong: a very strong expr.): for r.ing the state, ad praecipitandam rempublicam, Liv. 22, 12.
3. pessumdo, dĕdi, dătum, 1: or in two words: to one who seeks to r. (or send to r.) every thing, quaerenti pessum dare cuncta, Ov. Trist. 3, 5, 45: Sall. (who is fond of the phr.).
4. afflīgo, xi, ctum, 3: Pompey has r.'d himself, ipse se afflixit, Cic. Att. 2, 19, 2.
5. confĭcio, fēci, fectum, 3: to r. one's own property, suam rem c., Cic. in Sen. 5, 11.
6. frango, frēgi, fractum, 3: self-indulgence r.s all the powers both of mind and body, nervos omnes et mentis et corporis frangit, Quint. 1, 2, 6. Join: homo fractus et prope dissipatus, Cic. Red. 9, 4.
7. prōflīgo, 1 (to dash to the ground, deal a severe blow to): to r. the state, p. rempublicam, Cic. de Or. 3, 1, 3.
8. corrumpo, rūpi, ruptum, 3: you r. your eyes with weeping, lacrimis corrumpis ocellos, id. Am. 3, 6, 57. Phr.: to be r.'d with expense, sumtu exhauriri, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 2: v.TO DESTROY , INJURE , OVERTHROW , WASTE .
II. In moral point of view, esp. with ref. to women:
1. vĭtio, 1: Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 52.
2. corrumpo, 3: Suet. Jul. 50: v.TO SEDUCE .
3. dēprāvo, 1: a boy r.'d by indulgence, indulgentia depravatus, Cic. Att. 10, 4: v.TO SPOIL .
I. In gen.:
1. perdo, dĭdi, ĭtum, 3: many have utterly r.'d themselves, multi ... se ipsos penitus perdiderunt, Cic. Fin. 1, 15, 49: I am r.'d, perditus sum, Pl. Curc. 1, 2, 46. Strengthened, less freq., dēperdo, 3: a cobbler r.'d with want. sutor inopia deperditus, Phaedr. 1, 14. 1: disperdo, 3: Vat. ap. Cic. Fam. 5 10.
2. praecĭpĭto, 1 (to hurl headlong: a very strong expr.): for r.ing the state, ad praecipitandam rempublicam, Liv. 22, 12.
3. pessumdo, dĕdi, dătum, 1: or in two words: to one who seeks to r. (or send to r.) every thing, quaerenti pessum dare cuncta, Ov. Trist. 3, 5, 45: Sall. (who is fond of the phr.).
4. afflīgo, xi, ctum, 3: Pompey has r.'d himself, ipse se afflixit, Cic. Att. 2, 19, 2.
5. confĭcio, fēci, fectum, 3: to r. one's own property, suam rem c., Cic. in Sen. 5, 11.
6. frango, frēgi, fractum, 3: self-indulgence r.s all the powers both of mind and body, nervos omnes et mentis et corporis frangit, Quint. 1, 2, 6. Join: homo fractus et prope dissipatus, Cic. Red. 9, 4.
7. prōflīgo, 1 (to dash to the ground, deal a severe blow to): to r. the state, p. rempublicam, Cic. de Or. 3, 1, 3.
8. corrumpo, rūpi, ruptum, 3: you r. your eyes with weeping, lacrimis corrumpis ocellos, id. Am. 3, 6, 57. Phr.: to be r.'d with expense, sumtu exhauriri, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 2: v.
II. In moral point of view, esp. with ref. to women:
1. vĭtio, 1: Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 52.
2. corrumpo, 3: Suet. Jul. 50: v.
3. dēprāvo, 1: a boy r.'d by indulgence, indulgentia depravatus, Cic. Att. 10, 4: v.
ἀπόλλυμι
ἀπόλλυμι, kill, ruin, destroy (verb)
διαφθείρω
to destroy, ruin; to corrupt
φθείρω
to ruin, waste, spoil, destroy
ὄλεθρος
ruin, destruction, death
φθορά
destruction, ruin, perdition
διαφθορά
destruction, ruin, blight, death
mischief, ruin, bane
καταφθίω
ruin, destroy
λοιγός
ruin, havoc
πανωλεθρία
utter destruction, utter ruin
προσδηλέομαι
to ruin
σάθρωσις
ruin
συντριμμός
ruin
σύντριψις
ruin, destruction
ἀποφθείρω
to destroy utterly, ruin
ἀρή
bane, ruin
ἄτα
ruin, doom
ἐπιλυμαίνομαι
infest, ruin
ἐρείπιον
a fallen ruin, wreck
ἐρείψιμος
thrown down, in ruins
ἔρειψις
throwing down, ruin
ὀλέκω
to ruin, destroy, kill
ἀπόλλυμι, kill, ruin, destroy (verb)
διαφθείρω
to destroy, ruin; to corrupt
φθείρω
to ruin, waste, spoil, destroy
ὄλεθρος
ruin, destruction, death
φθορά
destruction, ruin, perdition
διαφθορά
destruction, ruin, blight, death
appearing fewer than 50 times
δήλησιςmischief, ruin, bane
καταφθίω
ruin, destroy
λοιγός
ruin, havoc
πανωλεθρία
utter destruction, utter ruin
προσδηλέομαι
to ruin
σάθρωσις
ruin
συντριμμός
ruin
σύντριψις
ruin, destruction
ἀποφθείρω
to destroy utterly, ruin
ἀρή
bane, ruin
ἄτα
ruin, doom
ἐπιλυμαίνομαι
infest, ruin
ἐρείπιον
a fallen ruin, wreck
ἐρείψιμος
thrown down, in ruins
ἔρειψις
throwing down, ruin
ὀλέκω
to ruin, destroy, kill
perdo
to make away with, destroy, ruin, squander, dissipate, throw away, waste, lose
corrumpo
to destroy, ruin, waste
exitium
destruction, ruin, hurt, mischief
concido2
to cut up, cut to pieces, ruin, destroy, kill
pernicies
destruction, death, ruin, overthrow, disaster, calamity, mischief
cruciatus
torture, torment, a torturing, execution, ruin, misfortune
strages
an overthrow, destruction, ruin, defeat, slaughter, massacre, butchery, carnage
interitus2
overthrow, fall, ruin, destruction, annihilation
macto
sacrifice, reward, punish, glorify, ruin
disperdo
to spoil, ruin
excidium
overthrow, demolition, subversion, ruin, destruction
to destroy, ruin
interitio
destruction, ruin
parietinae
fallen walls, ruins
to make away with, destroy, ruin, squander, dissipate, throw away, waste, lose
corrumpo
to destroy, ruin, waste
exitium
destruction, ruin, hurt, mischief
concido2
to cut up, cut to pieces, ruin, destroy, kill
pernicies
destruction, death, ruin, overthrow, disaster, calamity, mischief
cruciatus
torture, torment, a torturing, execution, ruin, misfortune
strages
an overthrow, destruction, ruin, defeat, slaughter, massacre, butchery, carnage
interitus2
overthrow, fall, ruin, destruction, annihilation
macto
sacrifice, reward, punish, glorify, ruin
disperdo
to spoil, ruin
excidium
overthrow, demolition, subversion, ruin, destruction
appearing fewer than 50 times
deperdoto destroy, ruin
interitio
destruction, ruin
parietinae
fallen walls, ruins