spoil

CEFRB1

/spɔɪl/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To ruin something or make food no longer good to eat.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To plunder, pillage (a city, country etc.).

Examples

  • As long as it doesn't spoil the weekend!

  • Spare the rod and spoil the child.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To strip or deprive (someone) of possessions; to rob, despoil.

  2. To strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of arms or armour.

  3. To ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusable.

More examples

In context

  • All this sun spoils me for vacations in the far North.

  • Make sure you put the milk back in the fridge; otherwise it will spoil.

  • Don't spoil the children.

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Antonyms

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If you leave the milk out of the fridge all day, it will blank and become sour.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English spoilen, spuylen, borrowed from Old French espoillier, espollier, espuler, from Latin spoliō, spoliāre (“pillage, ruin, spoil”).