spoil - Wiktionary

(intransitive) Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay. [from 17th c.] Make sure you put the milk back in the fridge, otherwise it will spoil. ( ... spoil DefinitionfromWiktionary,thefreedictionary Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Seealso:spoił Contents 1English 1.1Etymology 1.2Pronunciation 1.3Verb 1.3.1Synonyms 1.3.2Relatedterms 1.3.3Translations 1.4Noun 1.4.1Synonyms 1.4.2Derivedterms 1.4.3Translations 1.4.4Seealso 1.5References 1.6Anagrams English[edit] Etymology[edit] FromMiddleEnglishspoilen,spuylen,borrowedfromOldFrenchespoillier,espollier,espuler,fromLatinspoliāre,presentactiveinfinitiveofspoliō(“pillage,ruin,spoil”). Pronunciation[edit] enPR:spoil,IPA(key):/spɔɪl/ Audio(US)(file) Rhymes:-ɔɪl Verb[edit] spoil(third-personsingularsimplepresentspoils,presentparticiplespoiling,simplepastandpastparticiplespoiledorspoilt) (transitive,archaic)Tostrip(someonewhohasbeenkilledordefeated)oftheirarmsorarmour.[from14thc.] (transitive,archaic)Tostripordeprive(someone)oftheirpossessions;torob,despoil.[from14thc.] 1526,[WilliamTyndale,transl.],TheNeweTestamẽt […](TyndaleBible),[Worms,Germany:PeterSchöffer],OCLC762018299,Actsix:[21]]:Allthatherdehymweramasedandsayde:ysnottthishethatspoylledthemwhychcalledonthisnameinJerusalem? 1590,EdmundSpenser,TheFaerieQveene. […],London:[…][JohnWolfe]forVVilliamPonsonbie,OCLC960102938,bookVII:Todoherdye(quothVna)weredespight,/Andshamet'auengesoweakeanenimy;/Butspoileherofherscarlotrobe,andletherfly. 1624,DemocritusJunior[pseudonym;RobertBurton],TheAnatomyofMelancholy: […],2ndedition,Oxford,Oxfordshire:PrintedbyJohnLichfieldandJamesShort,forHenryCripps,OCLC54573970,partitionI,section2,member4,subsectionvii:Roger,thatrichBishopofSalisbury,[…]spoiledofhisgoodsbyKingStephen,[…]throughgriefranmad,spokeanddidheknewnotwhat. (transitive,intransitive,archaic)Toplunder,pillage(acity,countryetc.).[from14thc.] 1633,EdmundSpenser,AVeweofthePresentStateofIrelande […],Dublin:[…]SirJamesWare;reprintedasAViewoftheStateofIreland […],Dublin:[…]theSocietyofStationers,[…]HiberniaPress,[…]ByJohnMorrison,1809: Outlaws,which,lurkinginwoods,usedtobreakforthtorobandspoil. (transitive,obsolete)Tocarryoff(goods)byforce;tosteal.[14th–19thc.] 1611,TheHolyBible, […](KingJamesVersion),London:[…]RobertBarker, […],OCLC964384981,Mark3:27:Nomancanenterintoastrongman’shouse,andspoilhisgoods,excepthewillfirstbindthestrongman. 1677,HannahWoolley,TheCompleatServant-Maid,London:T.Passinger,p. 35,[1] TheymustlikewiseendeavourtobecarefulinlookingaftertherestoftheServants,thateveryoneperformtheirdutyintheirseveralplaces,thattheykeepgoodhoursintheirup-risingandlyingdown,andthatnoGoodsbeeitherspoiledorembezelled. 1814July,[JaneAusten],chapter38,inMansfieldPark: […],volume(pleasespecify|volume=I,IIorIII),London:[…]T[homas]Egerton, […],OCLC39810224:[…]itwasherownknife;littlesisterMaryhadleftittoheruponherdeathbed,andsheoughttohavehadittokeepherselflongago.Butmamakeptitfromher,andwasalwayslettingBetseygetholdofit;andtheendofitwouldbethatBetseywouldspoilit,andgetitforherown,thoughmamahadpromisedherthatBetseyshouldnothaveitinherownhands. (transitive)Toruin;todamage(something)insomewaymakingitunfitforuse.[from16thc.] 1651,Jer[emy]Taylor,TheRuleandExercisesofHolyLiving. […],2ndedition,London:[…]FrancisAshe […],OCLC1203220866:Spiritualpride[…]spoilssomanygraces. 1909,ArchibaldMarshall[pseudonym;ArthurHammondMarshall],chapterII,inTheSquire’sDaughter,NewYork,N.Y.:Dodd,MeadandCompany,published1919,OCLC491297620: "Idon'twanttospoilanycomparisonyouaregoingtomake,"saidJim,"butIwasatWinchesterandNewCollege."¶"Thatwilldo,"saidMackenzie."IwasdraggedupattheworkhouseschooltillIwastwelve. […]" 2011,‘WhattheArabpaperssay’,TheEconomist,5Aug2011: ‘Thisisagreatdayforus.Letusnotspoilitbysayingthewrongthing,bypromotingacultureofrevenge,orbyfailingtotreattheformerpresidentwithrespect.’ (transitive)Toruinthecharacterof,byoverindulgence;tocoddleorpampertoexcess.[from17thc.] (intransitive)Offood,tobecomebad,sourorrancid;todecay.[from17thc.] Makesureyouputthemilkbackinthefridge,otherwiseitwillspoil. (transitive)Torender(aballotpaper)invalidbydeliberatelydefacingit.[from19thc.] 2003,DavidNicoll,TheGuardian,letter: DrJonathanGrant(Letters,April22)feelsthebestwaytoshowhisdisaffectionwithpoliticalpartiesoverIraqistospoilhisballotpaper. (transitive)Torevealtheendingormajoreventsof(astoryetc.);toruin(asurprise)byexposingitaheadoftime. 2018November14,JesseHassenger,“DisneyGoesViralwithanAmbitious,OverstuffedWreck-ItRalphSequel”,inTheA.V.Club‎[2],archivedfromtheoriginalon21November2019:Theseincludeabriefbutshowstopping(andtrailer-revealed)scenewhereVanellopecrashesaDisneyPrincessreunion,packedwithgagsandreferencesthatshouldsendbothyoungandoldfansintoparoxysmsofglee.TheprincessconfabalsoleadsintoascenefeaturingVanellopeandthecastofSlaughterRacethatprobablyshouldn’tbespoiled. (aviation)Toreducetheliftgeneratedbyanairplaneorwingbydeflectingairupwards,usuallywithaspoiler. Synonyms[edit] (ruin):damage,destroy,ruin (coddle):coddle,pamper,indulge,mollycoddle Relatedterms[edit] despoil Translations[edit] strip Bulgarian:обирам (bg)(obiram),ограбвам (bg)(ograbvam) Catalan:espoliar (ca) Galician:esbullar German:plündern (de) Spanish:expoliar (es),despojar (es) ruin Azerbaijani:korlamaq Bulgarian:развалям (bg)(razvaljam) Catalan:espatllar (ca),fermalbé (ca) Cherokee:ᎠᏲᏍᏗᎭ(ayosdiha) Chinese: Mandarin:損壞 (zh),损坏 (zh)(sǔnhuài),損傷 (zh),损伤 (zh)(sǔnshāng) Czech:zkazit pf,zhatit (cs) pf Dutch:verbrodden (nl),verprutsen (nl) Finnish:pilata (fi) French:gâter (fr),gâcher (fr) Galician:estragar (gl),destragar,escralacar,escoletrar German:ruinieren (de),verderben (de),kaputtmachen (de) Gothic:𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽(riurjan) Greek:καταστρέφω (el)(katastréfo),αλλοιώνω (el)(alloióno),αμαυρώνω (el)(amavróno) Ancient:φθείρω(phtheírō) Hebrew:קִלְקֵל‎ (he)(qilqél) Hungarian:tönkretesz (hu),elront (hu),rongál (hu) Ido:domajar (io) Irish:mill Italian:rovinare (it) Japanese:台無しにする(だいなしにする,dainashinisuru),傷める (ja)(いためる,itameru),傷つける(きずつける,kidzutsukeru),だめにする (ja)(damenisuru),こわす (ja)(kowasu)(break) Maori:kōpeka,whakapirau NorthFrisian:(Mooring)ferdiirwe Polish:psuć (pl),zepsuć (pl) Portuguese:estragar (pt),arruinar (pt) Romanian:strica (ro),ruina (ro),distruge (ro) Russian:по́ртить (ru) impf(pórtitʹ),испо́ртить (ru) pf(ispórtitʹ),поврежда́ть (ru) impf(povreždátʹ),повреди́ть (ru) pf(povredítʹ) Sicilian:sbinnari (scn) Spanish:dañar (es),arruinar (es),echaraperder (es),estropear (es),daraltraste Swedish:fördärva (sv) Tamil:பாழ் (ta)(pāḻ) Turkish:mahvetmek (tr) Ukrainian:псува́ти (uk) impf(psuváty) Zazaki:alıznen tocoddleorpamper Armenian:լկստացնել(lkstacʿnel),լկստել (hy)(lkstel),երեստալ(erestal) Bulgarian:разглезвам (bg)(razglezvam) Catalan:consentir (ca),mimar (ca) Chinese: Mandarin:溺愛 (zh),溺爱 (zh)(nì'ài) Czech:rozmazlit Dutch:verwennen (nl),(maybeonlyinFlanders)bederven (nl) Finnish:pilata (fi),hemmotella (fi),lelliä (fi) French:gâter (fr) Galician:badar,aprouguer,aprouver,engouxar,ameiroar German:verwöhnen (de),verziehen (de) Greek:κακομαθαίνω (el)(kakomathaíno),καλομαθαίνω (el)(kalomathaíno),χαλάω (el)(chaláo) Hebrew:פינק‎(pinéq) Hungarian:elkényeztet (hu) Irish:mill Italian:viziare (it) Japanese:甘やかす(amayakasu) Nepali:उमाल्नु(umālnu) Portuguese:mimar (pt) Romanian:răsfăța (ro) Russian:балова́ть (ru) impf(balovátʹ),ба́ловать (ru) impf(bálovatʹ),избалова́ть (ru) pf(izbalovátʹ),изба́ловать (ru) pf(izbálovatʹ) Spanish:malcriar (es),consentir (es),malacostumbrar,(Mexico)chiquear (es),regalonear (es),mimar (es) Swedish:skämmabort Turkish:üzerinetitremek (tr) becomesourorrancid,todecay Bulgarian:развалямсе(razvaljamse) Catalan:fer-semalbé Cherokee:ᎠᏲᎦ(ayoga) Czech:zkazitse pf Danish:fordærve Dutch:bederven (nl) Finnish:pilaantua (fi),hapantua (fi),mädäntyä (fi),mädätä (fi) French:gâter (fr),tourner (fr) Galician:agrear (gl),defecer,estragarse German:verderben (de),schlechtwerden Greek:αλλοιώνομαι (el)(alloiónomai),χαλάω (el)(chaláo),κόβω (el)(kóvo)(milk),μυρίζω (el)(myrízo)(fishormeat),ξινίζω (el)(xinízo)(milk) HaitianCreole:gate Hebrew:הִתְקַלְקֵל‎(hitqalqél) Hungarian:tönkremegy (hu),megromlik (hu),megsavanyodik (hu) Italian:andareamale Japanese:腐る (ja)(kusaru) Manchu:ᡠᠪᠠᠮᠪᡳ(ubambi) Maori:whakapirau Norwegian:forderve Persian:گندیدن‎ (fa)(gandidan),خرابشدن‎ (fa)(xarābšodan) Portuguese:estragar (pt) Romanian:râncezi (ro),putrezi (ro),strica (ro) Russian:проки́снуть (ru) pf(prokísnutʹ)(ofliquidfoods),ски́снуть (ru) pf(skísnutʹ)(liquids),испо́ртиться (ru) pf(ispórtitʹsja)(solids) Sicilian:peddiri (scn),passari (scn) Slovak:skaziťsa pf Spanish:agriar (es),descomponerse (es),echarseaperder Swedish:fördärva (sv) Tajik:лухсидан(luxsidan) Turkish:bozulmak (tr),çürümek (tr) Zazaki:hermiyen (diq) revealtheending Chinese: Mandarin:剧透 (zh)(jùtòu),劇透 (zh),爆雷(bàoléi)(Taiwan) Dutch:verklappen (nl) Esperanto:malkaŝi,riveli (eo) French:dévoiler (fr),révéler (fr),spoiler (fr) Finnish:(informal)spoilata (fi) Galician:descochar,lengoretar,palrar (gl) German:denSpaßverderben,spoilern (de) Greek:μαρτυρώ (el)(martyró),προδίδω (el)(prodído) Japanese:ネタバレ(netabare) Romanian:dezvălui (ro) Spanish:(colloquial)destripar (es),(colloquial)hacerespoiler(colloquial,neologism)espoilear,dañar (es), Noun[edit] spoil(pluralspoils) (Alsoinplural:spoils)Plundertakenfromanenemyorvictim. c.1587–1588,[ChristopherMarlowe],TamburlainetheGreat.[…]TheFirstPart […],part1,2ndedition,London:[…][R.Robinsonfor]RichardIones, […],published1592,OCLC932920499;reprintedasTamburlainetheGreat(AScolarPressFacsimile),Menston,Yorkshire;London:ScolarPress,1973,→ISBN,ActI,sceneii:ThoſethouſandhorſeshallſweatwithmartiallſpoyleOfconqueredkingdomes,andofCitiesſackt,[…] (archaic)Theactoftakingplunderfromanenemyorvictim;spoliation,pillage,rapine. c.1587–1588,[ChristopherMarlowe],TamburlainetheGreat.[…]TheFirstPart […],part1,2ndedition,London:[…][R.Robinsonfor]RichardIones, […],published1592,OCLC932920499;reprintedasTamburlainetheGreat(AScolarPressFacsimile),Menston,Yorkshire;London:ScolarPress,1973,→ISBN,ActII,sceneii:Thiscountreyſwarmeswithvileoutragiousmen,Thatliuebyrapineandbylawleſſeſpoile,FitſouldiersforthewickedTamburlaine. (uncountable)Material(suchasrockorearth)removedinthecourseofanexcavation,orinminingordredging.Tailings.Suchmaterialcouldbeutilisedsomewhereelse. 1961December,“PlanningtheLondonMidlandmain-lineelectrification”,inTrainsIllustrated,page721:Inviewofthedeclineinfreighttraffic,itwasstrangetohearfromMr.Lambertthatthereis"acontinuingproblemofsupplying,particularlyforthecivilengineer,thenumberofwagonsrequiredforcarryingconstructionmaterialsandspoilforvariousworks." Synonyms[edit] (plundertakenfromanenemyorvictim):SeeThesaurus:booty (materialmoved):gangue,slag,tailings Derivedterms[edit] spoiler Translations[edit] plundertakenfromanenemyorvictim Bulgarian:трофе́й (bg) m(troféj),плячка (bg) f(pljačka) Czech:lup (cs) m,kořist (cs) f Dutch:buit (nl) f Finnish:saalis (fi)(general);ryöstösaalis(fromrobbery);sotasaalis (fi)(inwar) French:dépouilles (fr) f pl,butin (fr) m Georgian:ნადავლი(nadavli) German:Beute (de) f Greek:λάφυρο (el) n(láfyro),λεία (el) f(leía) Ancient:σκῦλα n pl(skûla),λάφυρα n pl(láphura),(Epic)ἕλωρ n(hélōr) Hebrew:שָׁלָל‎ (he) m(shalál) Hungarian:zsákmány (hu) Irish:aicseam m,slad (ga) m Italian:bottino (it) m Japanese:(byarioterorsoldier)略奪品(ryakudatsu-hin);(byagovernmentalofficer)利権 (ja)(riken) Maori:parakete Portuguese:pilhagem f,saque (pt) m,butim (pt),espólio (pt) Romanian:pradă (ro) Russian:трофе́й (ru) m(troféj) Spanish:botín (es) m,expolio (es) Swedish:byte (sv) n Turkish:yağma (tr) materialmoved Finnish:jätemassa(general);jätemaa(excavation);louhe (fi)(mining,quarrying);ruoppausmassa(dredging) German:Abraum m,Schotter (de) m,Aushub (de) m Greek:μπάζα (el) n pl(báza) Japanese:廃棄物 (ja)(haiki-butsu) Portuguese:saque (pt) m Romanian:steril (ro) n Welsh:rwbel (cy) m Thetranslationsbelowneedtobecheckedandinsertedaboveintotheappropriatetranslationtables.SeeinstructionsatWiktionary:Entrylayout§Translations. 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