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View synonyms for spoilspoilverb (used with object)spoiled or spoilt, spoiling. to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: Drought spoiled the corn crop.The water stain spoiled the painting.Drought spoiled the corn crop.Synonyms: pamper, indulge, coddle, baby, harm, ruin, mar, injure, impair, disfigure, damageto diminish or impair the quality of; affect detrimentally:Bad weather spoiled their vacation.to impair, damage, or harm the character or nature of (someone) by unwise treatment, excessive indulgence, etc.:to spoil a child by pampering him.Archaic. to strip (persons, places, etc.) of goods, valuables, etc.; plunder; pillage; despoil.Archaic. to take or seize by force.verb (used without object)spoiled or spoilt, spoiling.to become bad, or unfit for use, as food or other perishable substances; become tainted or putrid:Milk spoils if not refrigerated.to plunder, pillage, or rob.noun Often spoils.booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.the emoluments and advantages of public office viewed as won by a victorious political party:the spoils of office.prizes won or treasures accumulated:a child's spoils brought home from a party.waste material, as that which is cast up in mining, excavating, quarrying, etc.an imperfectly made object, damaged during the manufacturing process./ spɔɪl /verbtr to cause damage to (something), in regard to its value, beauty, usefulness, etctr to weaken the character of (a child) by complying unrestrainedly with its desiresintr (of perishable substances) to become unfit for consumption or usethe fruit must be eaten before it spoils intr sport to disrupt the play or style of an opponent, as to prevent him from settling into a rhythmarchaic. to strip (a person or place) of (property or goods) by force or violencebe spoiling for to have an aggressive desire for (a fight, etc)nounwaste material thrown up by an excavationany treasure accumulated by a personthis gold ring was part of the spoilobsolete. the act of plunderinga strategically placed building, city, etc, captured as plunderDiscover MoreOther Words Fromspoil·a·ble adjectivespoil·less adjectiveun·spoil·a·ble adjectiveDiscover MoreWord History and OriginsOrigin of spoil1First recorded in 1300–50; (verb) Middle English spoilen, from Old French espoillier, from Latin spoliāre “to despoil,” equivalent to spoli(um) “booty” + -āre infinitive suffix; (noun) derivative of the verb or from Old French espoille, derivative of espoillierDiscover MoreWord History and OriginsOrigin of spoil1C13: from Old French espoillier, from Latin spoliāre to strip, from spolium bootyDiscover MoreIdioms and PhrasesIdiomsbe spoiling for, Informal. to be very eager for; be desirous of:It was obvious that he was spoiling for a fight.More idioms and phrases containing spoilspare the rod and spoil the childtoo many cooks spoil the brothto the victor belong the spoilsDiscover MoreSynonym StudySpoil, ruin, wreck agree in meaning to reduce the value, quality, usefulness, etc., of anything. Spoil is the general term: to spoil a delicate fabric. Ruin implies doing
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