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Word: Spoil
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English (in the sense ‘to plunder’): shortening of Old French espoille (noun), espoillier (verb), from Latin spoliare, from spolium ‘plunder, skin stripped from an animal’, or a shortening of despoil
spɔɪl
diminish or destroy the value or quality of
Short Definition:diminish or destroy value or quality of
Examples:- I wouldn't want to spoil your fun
- a series of political blunders spoilt their chances of being re-elected
harm the character of (someone, especially a child) by being too lenient or indulgent
Short Definition:harm character of child by being too lenient or indulgent
Examples:- the last thing I want to do is spoil Thomas
be extremely or aggressively eager for
Short Definition:be extremely or aggressively eager for
Examples:- Cooper was spoiling for a fight
rob (a person or a place) of goods or possessions by force or violence
Short Definition:rob person or place of goods or possessions
Examples:- the enemy entered into Hereford, spoiled and fired the city, and razed the walls to the ground
Word: Spoil
Speech Type: Noun
spɔɪl
goods stolen or taken forcibly from a person or place
Short Definition:goods stolen or taken forcibly from person or place
Examples:- the looters carried their spoils away
waste material brought up during the course of an excavation or a dredging or mining operation
Short Definition:waste material brought up during course of excavation
Examples:- colliery spoil
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