| spoil (spoil) v. spoiled or spoilt (spoilt), spoil·ing, spoils v.tr. 1. a. To impair the value or quality of. b. To damage irreparably; ruin. 2. To impair the completeness, perfection, or unity of; flaw grievously: spoiled the party. 3. To do harm to the character, nature, or attitude of by oversolicitude, overindulgence, or excessive praise. See Synonyms at pamper. 4. Archaic a. To plunder; despoil. b. To take by force. v.intr. 1. To become unfit for use or consumption, as from decay. Used especially of perishables, such as food. See Synonyms at decay. 2. To pillage. n. Phrasal Verb: 1. spoils a. Goods or property seized from a victim after a conflict, especially after a military victory. b. Incidental benefits reaped by a winner, especially political patronage enjoyed by a successful party or candidate. 2. An object of plunder; prey. 3. Refuse material removed from an excavation. 4. Archaic The act of plundering; spoliation. spoil for To be eager for: spoiling for a fight. [Middle English spoilen, to plunder, from Old French espoillier, from Latin spoli  re, from spolium, booty.] |
spoil
Verb
[spoiling, spoilt] or spoiled
1. to make (something) less valuable, beautiful, or useful
2. to weaken the character of (a child) by giving it all it wants
3. (of yourself) to indulge one's desires: go ahead and spoil yourself
4. (of food) to become unfit for consumption
5. be spoiling for to have an aggressive urge for: he is spoiling for a fight
See also spoils [Latin spolium booty]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | spoil - (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one stolen property - property that has been stolen |
| 2. | spoil - the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate" injury - an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage | |
| 3. | spoil - the act of stripping and taking by force pillaging, plundering, pillage - the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors" | |
| Verb | 1. | spoil - 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" |
| 2. | spoil - become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils" addle - become rotten; "addled eggs" curdle - go bad or sour; "The milk curdled" decay - undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated" | |
| 3. | spoil - alter from the original modify - make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" adulterate, dilute, debase, load, stretch - corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" | |
| 4. | spoil - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" | |
| 5. | spoil - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" disappoint, let down - fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage" foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" dash - destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes" short-circuit - hamper the progress of; impede; "short-circuit warm feelings" ruin - destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election" | |
| 6. | spoil - have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight" | |
| 7. | spoil - destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" | |
| 8. | spoil - make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" |
spoil
verb 1. ruin, destroy, wreck, damage, total (slang) blow (slang) injure, upset, harm, mar, scar, undo, trash (slang) impair, mess up, blemish, disfigure, debase, deface, put a damper on, crool or cruel Austral. (slang) << OPPOSITE improve
verb 2. overindulge, indulge, pamper, baby, cosset, coddle, spoon-feed, mollycoddle, kill with kindness << OPPOSITE deprive
Translations
spoil [pt spoilt or spoiled, pp ] [spɔɪl, spɔɪlt, spɔɪld] vt (= damage) → dañar (= ruin); estropear, echar a perder [+ child]; mimar, consentir [+ ballot paper]; invalidar
spoil [spoiled or spoilt , pt, pp ] [spɔɪl, -d, -t] vt (= damage) → abîmer (= mar); gâcher [+ child]; gâter [+ ballot paper]; rendre nul
spoil [pt spoilt or spoiled, pp ] [spɔɪl, -t, -d] vt (= damage) → rovinare, guastare (= mar); sciupare [+ child]; viziare [+ ballot paper]; rendere nullo/a, invalidare;
v spoil [spoil]
1 to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it. ruïneer يُتْلِف повреждам zkazit ødelægge verderben καταστρέφω, χαλώ, φθείρω estropear (ära) rikkuma خراب كردن؛ فاسد كردن pilata gâcher לְקַלקֵל बिगाड़ना, खराब कर देना, नष्ट कर देना pokvariti elront merusak eyðileggja(st) rovinare, sciupare だめにする ...을 망쳐놓다, 손상하다, 못쓰게 만들다 (su)gadinti []bojāt rosak bederven ødelegge, spolere psuć estragar a strica (ис)портить pokaziť uničiti pokvariti förstöra ทำให้เสียหาย bozmak 損壞 (зі)псувати بگاڑنا، خراب کرنا làm hỏngt 损坏
2 to give (a child etc) too much of what he wants and possibly make his character, behaviour etc worse by doing so They spoil that child dreadfully and she's becoming unbearable! verwen, bederf يُدَلِّل разглезвам rozmazlit forkæle verziehen κακομαθαίνω mimar ära hellitama لوس كردن hemmotella gâter לְפַנֵק सिर चढ़ाना, दुलारना, गुस्ताख razmaziti elkényeztet memanjakan (of)dekra viziare 甘やかす (아이를) 너무 귀여워하여 성격을 버리다, 못쓰게 만들다 (iš)paikinti []lutināt dimanjakan bederven skjemme bort, forkjæle psuć, rozpieszczać estragar a răsfăţa баловать rozmaznať razvaditi (otroka) razmaziti skämma bort ตามใจจนเสียคน şımartmak, yüz vermek 寵壞，溺愛 пестити; балувати لاڈ وغیرہ سے بگاڑنا làm hư, làm hại tính cách 宠坏，溺爱
n pl spoils
profits or rewards the spoils of war; the spoils of success. wins, beloning فوائِد، غَنائِم، أسْلاب плячка kořist; zisk bytte; gevinst der Gewinn λάφυρα, τρόπαια, κέρδη botín saak غنائم جنگي saalis bénéfices, butin שָלָל लूट, इनाम plijen, pljačka haszon keuntungan gróði; herfang, ránsfengur bottino; guadagno, vantaggio 戦利品 부수입, 전리품 grobis labums; ieguvums; laupījums ganjaran buit bytte zdobycze lucros pradă; avantaj трофеи; прибыль korisť; výhody dobiček, plen profit rov, byte, belöning รางวัล avanta, arpalık 掠奪物 здобич; прибуток مال غنیمت یا لوٹ کا مال chiến lợi phẩm, lợi lộc 掠夺物
adj spoilt
He's a very spoilt child! verwende مُدَلَّل разглезен zkažený forkælet verdorben κακομαθημένος mimado ärahellitatud لوس hemmoteltu gâté מְפוּנָק बिगड़ा हुआ razmažen kényeztetett manja ofdekraður viziato 甘やかされた 버릇없는 išpaikintas sabojāts; (par bērnu) izlutināts rosak bedorven bortskjemt rozpieszczony mimado răsfăţat избалованный rozmaznaný, pokazený razvajen razmažen bortskämd ที่ถูกตามใจจนเสียคน şımarık 被寵壞的 балуваний; розбещений بگڑا ہوا hư hỏng 被宠坏的
n spoilsport
a person who spoils, or refuses to join in, the fun of others. bederwer مُتَدَلِّل: يُتْلِف أو يَرْفُض الإنْضِمام إلى مَرَح الآخَرين човек, който разваля удоволствието на другите rušitel dobré nálady lyseslukker der/die Spielverderber(in) ξενέρωτος aguafiestas tujurikkuja ilonpilaaja rabat-joie הוֹרֵס מַצַב-רוּחַ रंग में भंग करने वाला, मजा बिगड़ने वाला kvaritelj veselja, zabave ünneprontó perusak kesenangan gleðispillir guastafeste 水をさす人 남의 놀이를 훼방 놓는[] 사람 paniurėlis, surūgėlis cilvēks, kas sabojā citiem prieku perosak kegembiraan spelbreker gledesdreper osoba psująca zabawę innym desmancha-prazeres persoană care strică dispoziţia altora тот, кто портит удовольствие другим kto kazí dobrú náladu večni nergač, tečnoba baksuz glädjedödare ผู้รบกวน oyun bozan, mızıkçı 掃興的人 особа, що псує задоволення іншим رنگ میں بھنگ ڈالنے والا شخص người phá đám 扫兴的人
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