ruin (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 41
def destroy or cause to fail
examples This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
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Hypernym thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
Derivationally related form ruin → ruin; ruin → ruiner
Hyponym undo; break; shipwreck
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Derivationally related form ruin → ruin; ruiner → ruin
Hyponym thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
Hypernym undo; break; shipwreck

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