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spoil Definition
(n) (
usually
plural
)
valuables
taken
by
violence
(
especially
in
war
); "
to
the
victor
belong
the
spoils
of
the
enemy
"
(n)
the
act
of
spoiling
something
by
causing
damage
to
it
; "
her
spoiling
my
dress
was
deliberate
"
(n)
the
act
of
stripping
and
taking
by
force
(v)
make
a
mess
of
,
destroy
or
ruin
; "
I
botched
the
dinner
and
we
had
to
eat
out
"; "
the
pianist
screwed
up
the
difficult
passage
in
the
second
movement
"
(v)
become
unfit
for
consumption
or
use
; "
the
meat
must
be
eaten
before
it
spoils
"
(v)
alter
from
the
original
(v)
treat
with
excessive
indulgence
; "
grandparents
often
pamper
the
children
"; "
Let
''
s
not
mollycoddle
our
students
!"
(v)
hinder
or
prevent
(
the
efforts
,
plans
,
or
desires
)
of
; "
What
ultimately
frustrated
every
challenger
was
Ruth
''
s
amazing
September
surge
"; "
foil
your
opponent
"
(v)
have
a
strong
desire
or
urge
to
do
something
; "
She
is
itching
to
start
the
project
"; "
He
is
spoiling
for
a
fight
"
(v)
destroy
and
strip
of
its
possession
; "
The
soldiers
raped
the
beautiful
country
"
(v)
make
imperfect
; "
nothing
marred
her
beauty
"
spoil Synonyms
baby
baffle
ball up
bilk
blow
bobble
bollix
bollix up
bollocks
bollocks up
botch
botch up
bumble
bungle
cocker
coddle
corrupt
cosset
cross
deflower
despoil
despoilation
despoilment
despoliation
featherbed
flub
fluff
foil
foul up
frustrate
fuck up
fumble
go bad
impair
indulge
itch
louse up
mar
mess up
mishandle
mollycoddle
muck up
muff
pamper
plunder
queer
rape
scotch
screw up
spoil
spoilage
spoilation
spoiling
spoliation
thwart
violate
vitiate
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