- verbspoil (verb) · spoils (third person present) · spoilt (past tense) · spoilt (past participle) · spoiled (past tense) · spoiled (past participle) · spoiling (present participle)
- diminish or destroy the value or quality of:"I wouldn't want to spoil your fun" · "a series of political blunders spoiled their chances of being re-elected"
- prevent someone from enjoying (an occasion or event):"she was afraid of spoiling Christmas for the rest of the family"
- BRITISH ENGLISHmark (a ballot paper) incorrectly so as to make one's vote invalid, especially as a gesture of protest:"the group called on its supporters to spoil their papers"
- (of food) become unfit for eating:"I've got some ham that'll spoil if we don't eat it tonight"
- harm the character of (someone, especially a child) by being too lenient or indulgent:"the last thing I want to do is spoil Thomas"
- treat with great or excessive kindness, consideration, or generosity:"breakfast in bed—you're spoiling me!"
- (be spoiling for)be extremely or aggressively eager for:"Cooper was spoiling for a fight"
- archaicrob (a person or a place) of goods or possessions by force or violence:"the enemy entered into Hereford, spoiled and fired the city, and razed the walls to the ground"
nounspoil (noun) · spoils (plural noun)- (spoils)goods stolen or taken forcibly from a person or place:"the looters carried their spoils away"
- waste material brought up during the course of an excavation or a dredging or mining operation.
OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘to plunder’): shortening of Old French espoille (noun), espoillier (verb), from Latin spoliare, from spolium ‘plunder, skin stripped from an animal’, or a shortening of despoil.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- diminish or destroy the value or quality of:
- harm the character of (someone, especially a child) by being too lenient or indulgent:
- be extremely or aggressively eager for:
- rob (a person or a place) of goods or possessions by force or violence:
noun- goods stolen or taken forcibly from a person or place:
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- To spoil something means to damage, ruin, or impair its quality, value, usefulness, or enjoyment12345. Spoiling can refer to different situations, such as food becoming unfit for consumption, material goods getting damaged, or abstract concepts like a surprise being ruined1. Spoiling can also mean to damage the character of someone by allowing too many things or not correcting bad behavior2.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.spoil To impair or diminish the quality or value of something, often to the point where it is no longer usable or enjoyable. This can refer to food becoming unfit for consumption, material goods getting damaged, or even abstract concepts like a surprise being ruined.www.definitions.net/definition/spoil
1 : to damage the character of by allowing too many things or not correcting bad behavior Grandparents sometimes spoil a child. 2 : to damage badly : ruin Frost spoiled the crop. 3 : to damage the quality or effect of A quarrel spoiled the celebration. 4 : to decay or lose freshness, value, or usefulness by being kept too long The milk spoiled.
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoilverb (used with object), spoiled or spoilt, spoil·ing. to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.:www.dictionary.com/browse/spoilspoil (spoil) v. spoiled or spoilt (spoilt), spoil·ing, spoils v. tr. 1. a. To impair or destroy the quality or value of; ruin: spoiled the dish by adding too much salt.www.thefreedictionary.com/spoilto destroy or reduce the pleasure, interest, or beauty of something:dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/spoil Spoil Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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