spoil
spoil/spoil/
verb
- diminish or destroy the value or quality of."I wouldn't want to spoil your fun"synonyms: mar, damage, impair, blemish, disfigure, blight, flaw, deface, scar, injure, harm, ruin, destroy, wreck, be a blot on the landscape, disfeature
- harm the character of (someone, especially a child) by being too lenient or indulgent."the last thing I want to do is spoil Thomas"synonyms: overindulge, pamper, indulge, mollycoddle, cosset, coddle, baby, spoon-feed, wait on hand and foot, cater to someone's every whim, overparent, kill with kindness, nanny, nursemaid, dote on, wrap in cotton wool, feather-bed, cocker
- be extremely or aggressively eager for."Cooper was spoiling for a fight"synonyms: eager for, itching for, looking for, keen to have, raring for, after, bent on, set on, on the lookout for, longing for
- rob (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"
noun
- goods stolen or taken forcibly from a person or place."the looters carried their spoils away"synonyms: booty, loot, stolen goods, plunder, ill-gotten gains, haul, pickings, takings, swag, boodle, benefits, advantages, perks, perquisites, appanages
- waste material brought up during the course of an excavation or a dredging or mining operation.
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decay, decompose, rot, putrefy, spoil mean to undergo destructive dissolution. decay implies a slow change from a state of soundness or perfection.
to treat someone very or too well, especially by being extremely generous: When I'm feeling miserable I go shopping and spoil ...
When you spoil something, you destroy it or ruin its quality. If you spoil a surprise, you tell the secret you were supposed to keep.
SPOIL meaning: 1 : to have a bad effect on (something) to damage or ruin (something); 2 : to decay or lose freshness especially because of being kept too ...
10 senses: 1. to cause damage to (something), in regard to its value, beauty, usefulness, etc 2. to weaken the character of (a.
Spoil
Book by Donald E. Westlake
The West looted millions of priceless relics from China during the colonial era. It's time to give them back. This book tells the story of when they were stolen, who stole them and where they are now. It also offers a way to give China back its... Google Books
Originally published: February 8, 2024
Author: Donald E. Westlake
verb (used without object) · to become bad, or unfit for use, as food or other perishable substances; become tainted or putrid: · to plunder, pillage, or rob.
Synonyms for SPOIL: loot, plunder, treasure, booty, pillage, prize, swag, catch; Antonyms of SPOIL: purify, cleanse, elevate, glorify, magnify, uplift, ...
(intransitive) Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay. [from 17th c.].
3 treat kindly [transitive]KIND to look after someone in a way that is very kind or too kind You'll have to let me spoil you on your birthday.
7 days ago · (of a person) treated very well or too well: You're acting like a spoiled brat.