SPOIL

/spɔɪl/ ► audio Scrabble 7 Words With Friends 9

Definition

  1. noun (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war).
  2. noun the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it. — synonyms: spoiling, spoilage
  3. noun the act of stripping and taking by force. — synonyms: spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment, despoliation
  4. verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin. — synonyms: botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch_up, muff, blow, flub
  5. verb become unfit for consumption or use. — synonyms: go_bad
  6. verb alter from the original. — synonyms: corrupt
  7. verb treat with excessive indulgence. — synonyms: pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, indulge
  8. verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of. — synonyms: thwart, queer, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
  9. verb have a strong desire or urge to do something. — synonyms: itch
  10. verb destroy and strip of its possession. — synonyms: rape, despoil, violate, plunder
  11. verb make imperfect. — synonyms: mar, impair, deflower, vitiate

Examples

  • “Make sure you put the milk back in the fridge, otherwise it will spoil.”

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