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spoil [n]
 
1)(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: stolen_property  plural  despoil 
 
2)the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate"
    Synonyms :spoilage spoiling 
    See Also: injury  ball_up  deflower 
 
3)the act of stripping and taking by force
    Synonyms :despoilation despoilment despoliation spoilation spoliation 
    See Also: pillage  despoil  despoil 
 
spoil [v]
 
1)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"
    Synonyms :ball_up blow bobble bollix bollix_up bollocks bollocks_up botch botch_up bumble bungle flub fluff foul_up fuck_up fumble louse_up mess_up mishandle muck_up muff screw_up 
    See Also: fail  bloomer  balls-up  fluff  blunderer  screwup 
 
2)become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils"
    Synonyms :go_bad 
    See Also: decay  spoilage  addle  curdle 
 
3)alter from the original
    Synonyms :corrupt 
    See Also: modify  spoliation  adulterate 
 
4)treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
    Synonyms :baby cocker coddle cosset featherbed indulge mollycoddle pamper 
    See Also: do_by  humoring  coddler  mollycoddle  babe 
 
5)hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
    Synonyms :baffle bilk cross foil frustrate queer scotch thwart 
    See Also: forbid  frustration  defeat  foiling  cross  double_cross  obstructer  disappoint  dash  short-circuit  ruin 
 
6)have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight"
    Synonyms :itch 
    See Also: desire  itch 
 
7)destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
    Synonyms :despoil plunder rape violate 
    See Also: destroy  pillage  despoilation  rape 
 
8)make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
    Synonyms :deflower impair mar vitiate 
    See Also: damage  defloration  impairment  impairer  blemish  cloud  blemish 
 




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