ruin vs mate

ruin and mate both are nouns.

ruin and mate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ruin	Yes	No	Yes	No
mate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, mate is a hypernym of ruin; that is, mate is a word with a broader meaning than ruin:

ruin: deprive of virginity
mate: engage in sexual intercourse

Other hypernyms of ruin include copulate, couple, pair.

ruin (noun)	mate (noun)
destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined	a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
a ruined building	an exact duplicate
an event that results in destruction	South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
failure that results in a loss of position or reputation	a person's partner in marriage
the process of becoming dilapidated	the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction	the officer below the master on a commercial ship
	informal term for a friend of the same sex
	a fellow member of a team
	South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
	one of a pair

ruin (verb)	mate (verb)
fall into ruin	place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
destroy completely; damage irreparably	engage in sexual intercourse
reduce to ruins	bring two objects, ideas, or people together
deprive of virginity
reduce to bankruptcy
destroy or cause to fail

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