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spoil is the dictionary form of spoilt Definition of spoil
1
[ verb ] make a mess of, destroy or ruin

Synonyms

louse_up fuck_up flub muck_up blunder mess_up foul_up ball_up mishandle muff bungle blow fumble bollix bollocks_up bobble fluff bollix_up bollocks screw_up botch_up bumble botch

Examples

"I botched the dinner and we had to eat out" "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

2
[ verb ] alter from the original

Synonyms

corrupt

3
[ verb ] become unfit for consumption or use

Synonyms

go_bad

Examples

"the meat must be eaten before it spoils"

4
[ verb ] hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

Synonyms

frustrate thwart foil cross bilk baffle scotch queer

Examples

"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge" "foil your opponent"

5
[ verb ] treat with excessive indulgence

Synonyms

coddle pamper indulge baby cocker mollycoddle cosset featherbed

Examples

"grandparents often pamper the children" "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

6
[ noun ] the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it

Synonyms

spoilage spoiling

Examples

"her spoiling my dress was deliberate"

7
[ verb ] make imperfect

Synonyms

mar impair vitiate deflower

Examples

"nothing marred her beauty"

8
[ verb ] have a strong desire or urge to do something

Synonyms

itch

Examples

"She is itching to start the project" "He is spoiling for a fight"

9
[ noun ] (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)

Examples

"to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"

10
[ verb ] destroy and strip of its possession

Synonyms

despoil violate plunder rape

Examples

"The soldiers raped the beautiful country"

11
[ noun ] the act of stripping and taking by force

Synonyms

spoilation despoliation despoilment despoilation spoliation

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Similar Spelling

split spelt spill_out spoiled splotch splitter splitsaw split_up splotched splitworm splitting split-pea split_run split_end splat

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