The difference between Devastate and Ruin
When used as verbs, devastate means to ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest, whereas ruin means to cause the fiscal ruin of.
Ruin is also noun with the meaning: the remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
check bellow for the other definitions of Devastate and Ruin
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Devastate as a verb:
To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.
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Devastate as a verb:
To destroy a whole collection of related ideas, beliefs, and strongly held opinions.
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Devastate as a verb:
To break beyond recovery or repair so that the only options are abandonment or the clearing away of useless remains (if any) and starting over.
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Ruin as a noun (countable, sometimes, in the plural):
The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
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Ruin as a noun (uncountable):
The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
Examples:
"The monastery has fallen into ruin."
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Ruin as a noun (uncountable):
Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
Examples:
"Gambling has been the ruin of many."
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Ruin as a noun (obsolete):
A fall or tumble.
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Ruin as a noun:
A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
Examples:
"the ruin of a ship or an army;  nowrap the ruin of a constitution or a government;  nowrap the ruin of health or hopes"
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Ruin as a noun (uncountable):
Complete financial loss; bankruptcy.
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Ruin as a verb (transitive):
to cause the fiscal ruin of.
Examples:
"With all these purchases, you surely mean to ruin us!"
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Ruin as a verb:
To destroy or make something no longer usable.
Examples:
"He ruined his new white slacks by accidentally spilling oil on them."
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Ruin as a verb:
To cause severe financial loss to; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
Examples:
"The crooked stockbroker's fraudulent scheme ruined dozens of victims; some investors lost their life savings and even their houses."
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Ruin as a verb:
To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to put into disarray; to spoil.
Examples:
"My car breaking down just as I was on the road ruined my vacation."
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Ruin as a verb:
To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
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Ruin as a verb (obsolete):
To fall into a state of destruction.