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spoiled

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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.
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.
Phrasal Verb:
spoil for
To be eager for: spoiling for a fight.

[Middle English spoilen, to plunder, from Old French espoillier, from Latin spolire, from spolium, booty.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.spoiled - having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child"
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
2.spoiledspoiled - (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food"
stale - lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale"
Translations
spoiled مدلل zkažený ødelagt verwöhnt καομαθημένος estropeado hemmoteltu gâté pokvaren viziato 台無しにされた 버릇 없는 verwend bortskjemt rozpieszczony mimado испорченный bortskämd ทำให้เสียหาย şımartılmış 被损坏的


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If in Halpin's youth his mother had "spoiled" him, he had assuredly done his part toward being spoiled.
For it was the custom, as they found, whenever meat was so spoiled that it could not be used for anything else, either to can it or else to chop it up into sausage.
"She spoiled Peter's sermon last summer and now she's spoiled your recitation," said Felicity.
 
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