spoil

Noun

• 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
    

Verb

• make imperfect
  • nothing marred her beauty
    

• destroy and strip of its possession
  • The soldiers raped the beautiful country
    

• have a strong desire or urge to do something
  • She is itching to start the project
    
  • He is spoiling for a fight
    

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
  • What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
    
  • foil your opponent
    

• treat with excessive indulgence
  • grandparents often pamper the children
    
  • Let's not mollycoddle our students!
    

• alter from the original

• become unfit for consumption or use
  • the meat must be eaten before it spoils
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  spoliation , spoilation , despoilation , despoilment , despoliation , spoiling , spoilage , mar , impair , deflower , vitiate , rape , despoil , violate , plunder , itch , thwart , queer , scotch , foil , cross , frustrate , baffle , bilk , pamper , featherbed , cosset , cocker , baby , coddle , mollycoddle , indulg