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Meaning
Verb
●
To
strip
(someone who has been
killed
or
defeated
) of their
arms
or armour.
●
To
strip
or
deprive
(someone) of their
possessions
; to
rob
, despoil.
●
To
plunder
,
pillage
(a
city
, country etc.).
●
To
carry off
(goods) by
force
; to steal.
●
To
ruin
; to
damage
(something) in some way
making it
unfit
for use.
●
To
ruin
the
character
of, by
overindulgence
; to
coddle
or
pamper
to excess.
●
Of food, to become
bad
,
sour
or
rancid
; to decay.
●
To
render
(a
ballot paper
)
invalid
by
deliberately
defacing
it.
●
To
reveal
the
ending
or major
events
of (
a story
etc.); to
ruin
(a
surprise
) by
exposing
it
ahead of
time.
●
In Aviation:
To reduce the
lift
generated
by an
airplane
or
wing
by
deflecting
air
upwards, usually with a spoiler.
Noun
●
Plunder
taken
from an
enemy
or victim.
●
The
act
of
taking
plunder
from an
enemy
or
victim
;
spoliation
,
pillage
, rapine.
●
Material (such as
rock
or
earth
)
removed
in the
course
of an
excavation
, or in
mining
or
dredging
. Tailings. Such
material
could be
utilised
somewhere else.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
spoil
English
espoillier
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
spoliare
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Damage
Destroy
Ruin
Coddle
Pamper
Indulge
Mollycoddle
Crab
Dirty
Disrupt
Disturb
Mar
Pollute
Queer
Sour
Spoil
Stain
Upset
Booty
Gangue
Slag
Tailings
Turn
Defile
Ball Up
Bugger Up
Fuck Up
Jack Up
Mess Up
Screw Up
Turn Upside Down
Upset The Applecart
Put A Crimp In
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Antonyms
Aid
Cultivate
Foster
Nurture
Support
Sustain
Uphold
Bolster
Prop Up
Hold Up
Related
Tarnish
Cheapen
Kill
Overshadow
Derail
Embarrass
Contaminate
Endanger
Taint
Harm
Lose
Interrupt
Overwhelm
Offend
Hurt
Degrade
Irritate
Disappoint
Affect
Jeopardize
Deteriorate
Hamper
Catch
Compromise
Enjoy
Poison
Topsoil
Leave
Wreck
Jinx
Loose
Impair
Sand
Undermine
Hinder
Threaten
Sediment
Clog
Debris
Reveal
Waste
Alter
Sludge
Confuse
Mud
Sugar Coat
Give Away
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Rhymes
Oil
Roil
Coil
Toil
Boil
Foil
Soil
Moil
Moel
Broil
Boyle
Spoil
Thoil
Hoyle
Choil
Moile
Recoil
Assoil
Despoil
Embroil
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