spoil
spoil/spoil/
verb
- diminish or destroy the value or quality of."I wouldn't want to spoil your fun"synonyms: mar, damage, impair, blemish, disfigure, blight, flaw, deface, scar, injure, harm, ruin, destroy, wreck, be a blot on the landscape, disfeature
- harm the character of (someone, especially a child) by being too lenient or indulgent."the last thing I want to do is spoil Thomas"synonyms: overindulge, pamper, indulge, mollycoddle, cosset, coddle, baby, spoon-feed, wait on hand and foot, cater to someone's every whim, overparent, kill with kindness, nanny, nursemaid, dote on, wrap in cotton wool, feather-bed, cocker
- be extremely or aggressively eager for."Cooper was spoiling for a fight"synonyms: eager for, itching for, looking for, keen to have, raring for, after, bent on, set on, on the lookout for, longing for
- rob (a person or a place) of goods or possessions by force or violence."the enemy entered into Hereford, spoiled and fired the city, and razed the walls to the ground"
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a simple past tense and past participle of spoil.
SPOILT meaning: 1. another spelling of spoiled 2. another spelling of spoiled. Learn more.
1 · to damage seriously : ruin · to impair the quality or effect of ; 2 · to impair the disposition or character of by overindulgence or excessive praise · to pamper ...
(of a child) rude and badly behaved because they are given everything they ask for and not enough discipline. a spoiled brat; He's spoilt rotten (= a lot).
(of a person) treated very well or too well: You're acting like a spoiled brat. ... What is the pronunciation of spoiled? What is the pronunciation of spoilt?
to impair, damage, or harm the character or nature of (someone) by unwise treatment, excessive indulgence, etc.:to spoil a child by pampering him.
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Posted: Aug 18, 2022
Posted: Aug 18, 2022
1. to damage or harm severely; ruin: The tear spoiled the delicate fabric. Complete English Grammar Rules