spoil.

Definition of spoil. in English English dictionary: spile; To strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions, armour etc.; to despoil
Roger, that rich Bishop of Salisbury, spoiled of his goods by King Stephen, through grief ran mad, spoke and did he knew not what.; (Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim; To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess; To plunder, pillage (a city, country etc.); Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings; To carry off (goods) by force; to steal; To render (a ballot paper) invalid by deliberately defacing it; Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay; To ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use; the act of stripping and taking by force the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate" (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy" become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils; become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils"; treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"; {v} to rob, strip, mar, decay, perish, corrupt; {n} plunder, waste, corruption, a slough; despoil; To practice plunder or robbery; earth removed from the ditch; To coddle or pamper to excess; That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty; {f} damage; impair, detract from; ruin by excessive indulgence, pamper too much; go bad, decay (of food); plunder, pillage, rob; become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils; The act or practice of plundering; robbery; aste; make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"; the act of stripping and taking by force; If you spoil yourself or spoil another person, you give yourself or them something nice as a treat or do something special for them. Spoil yourself with a new perfume this summer Perhaps I could employ someone to iron his shirts, but I wanted to spoil him. He was my man. = pamper; That which is gained by strength or effort; Excavated material such as soil from the trench of a water main; alter from the original; hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"; If someone spoils their vote, they write something illegal on their voting paper, usually as a protest about the election, and their vote is not accepted. They had broadcast calls for voters to spoil their ballot papers = deface; the act of stripping and taking by force the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate"; To lose the valuable qualities; to be corrupted; to decay; as, fruit will soon spoil in warm weather; To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; with of before the name of the thing taken; as, to spoil one of his goods or possession; To seize by violence;; to take by force; to plunder; have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight"; To cause to decay and perish; to corrput; to vitiate; to mar; Dirt or rock removed from its original location, destroying the composition of the soil in the process, as in strip-mining, dredging, or construction; If you spoil children, you give them everything they want or ask for. This is considered to have a bad effect on a child's character. Grandparents are often tempted to spoil their grandchildren whenever they come to visit. + spoilt, spoiled spoilt, spoiled A spoilt child is rarely popular with other children Oh, that child. He's so spoiled; If you spoil something, you prevent it from being successful or satisfactory. It's important not to let mistakes spoil your life Peaceful summer evenings can be spoilt by mosquitoes; Dirt or rock removed from its original location--destroying the composition of the soil in the process--as in strip-mining, dredging, or construction; If you say that someone is spoilt for choice or spoiled for choice, you mean that they have a great many things of the same type to choose from. At lunchtime, MPs are spoilt for choice in 26 restaurants and bars; American English uses the form spoiled as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either spoiled or spoilt; destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"; Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; Corruption; cause of corruption; 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"; The spoils of something are things that people get as a result of winning a battle or of doing something successfully. True to military tradition, the victors are now treating themselves to the spoils of war; the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate"; If food spoils or if it is spoilt, it is no longer fit to be eaten. We all know that fats spoil by becoming rancid Some organisms are responsible for spoiling food and cause food poisoning; (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"; The slough, or cast skin, of a serpent or other animal; To ruin; To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin; to destroy; as, to spoil paper; to have the crops spoiled by insects; to spoil the eyes by reading; means overburden that has been removed during surface coal mining operations; Public offices and their emoluments regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage; commonly in the plural; as to the victor belong the spoils; {i} plunder, loot, goods taken from an enemy in a war or in a robbery; waste material (i.e. earth dug up while mining or excavating)

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