spoilt
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spoil spoilt adj 1 :
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention ; "
a spoiled child " [
synonym :
{
spoiled }, {
spoilt }]
2 : (
of foodstuffs )
not in an edible or usable condition ; "
bad meat "; "
a refrigerator full of spoilt food " [
synonym : {
bad },
{
spoiled }, {
spoilt }]
3 :
affected by blight ;
anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity ; "
a blighted rose "; "
blighted urban districts "
[
synonym : {
blighted }, {
spoilt }]
Spoil \
Spoil \ (
spoil ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Spoiled } (
spoild )
or {
Spoilt } (
spoilt );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Spoiling }.] [
F .
spolier ,
OF .
espoillier ,
fr .
L .
spoliare ,
fr .
spolium spoil .
Cf .
{
Despoil }, {
Spoliation }.]
1 .
To plunder ;
to strip by violence ;
to pillage ;
to rob ; --
with of before the name of the thing taken ;
as ,
to spoil one of his goods or possessions . "
Ye shall spoil the Egyptians ." --
Ex .
iii .
22 .
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My sons their old ,
unhappy sire despise ,
Spoiled of his kingdom ,
and deprived of eyes .
--
Pope .
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2 .
To seize by violence ;
to take by force ;
to plunder .
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No man can enter into a strong man '
s house ,
and spoil his goods ,
except he will first bind the strong man . --
Mark iii .
27 .
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3 .
To cause to decay and perish ;
to corrupt ;
to vitiate ;
to mar .
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Spiritual pride spoils many graces . --
Jer .
Taylor .
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4 .
To render useless by injury ;
to injure fatally ;
to ruin ;
to destroy ;
as ,
to spoil paper ;
to have the crops spoiled by insects ;
to spoil the eyes by reading .
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