Definition
To ruin or destroy something completely; to reduce to ruins or a state of destruction.
Etymology
From Latin 'deruinare,' composed of 'de-' (down, away) and 'ruinare' (to fall, collapse, ruin), derived from 'ruina' (ruin). The prefix intensifies the meaning of ruin.
Kelly Says
The Latin prefix 'de-' was obsessively used in academic writing to intensify words—'deruinate' is a fancy way to say 'ruin thoroughly,' but standard English prefers just 'ruin'!
Translations
BNবাংলা
বিধ্বংস
bidh-hongs
CACatalà
destruir
des-troo-eer
CSČeština
zničit
znee-chit
DADansk
ødelægge
oe-del-aegge
DEDeutsch
zerstören
tser-shto-ern
ELΕλληνικά
καταστρέψω
kata-streps-o
ESEspañol
derruinarse
deh-roo-ee-nah-seh
FAفارسی
ویران کردن
ve-iran kar-dan
FISuomi
tuhota
too-hoh-tah
FRFrançais
détruire
deh-troo-ee-r
HIहिन्दी
विनाश करना
vee-naash kar-na
HUMagyar
semmiszté
sem-mis-steh
IDBahasa Indonesia
menghancurkan
men-han-chuh-ng-kran
ITItaliano
distruggere
dee-stroo-geh-reh
MRMR
विनाश करणे
vee-naash kar-na
MSBahasa Melayu
rusakkan
ru-sak-kan
NLNederlands
vernietigen
ver-nee-ti-ghen
NONorsk
ødelegge
oe-de-legg-eh
PLPolski
zniszczyć
znisz-chich
PTPortuguês
derruir
deh-roo-ee-r
RORomână
distruge
dee-stroo-geh
RUРусский
разрушить
raz-roo-shit
SVSvenska
förstöra
for-stora
SWKiswahili
uharibu
oo-ha-ree-boo
TEతెలుగు
ధ్వంసం చేయండి
dhwamsam cheyandhi
TLTL
pariralin
pa-ri-ra-lin
UKУкраїнська
знищити
znis-chiti
URاردو
خراب کرنا
khiraab kar-na
VITiếng Việt
phá hủy
fa-hu-ee
ZUZU
ukuthwala
oo-koo-thwa-la