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spoil

noun

(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"
the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate"
Synonyms: spoilage, spoiling
the act of stripping and taking by force
Synonyms: despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoilation, spoliation

verb

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"
Synonyms: ball up, blow, bobble, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up
become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils"
Synonyms: go bad
alter from the original
Synonyms: corrupt
treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let''s not mollycoddle our students!"
Synonyms: baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth''s amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
Synonyms: baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, thwart
have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight"
Synonyms: itch
destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
Synonyms: despoil, plunder, rape, violate
make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
Synonyms: deflower, impair, mar, vitiate