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spoilto damage something or make it less good or useful

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to damage something or make it less good or useful

Pronunciation (IPA): /spɔɪl/

Korean meaning: 망치다, 버리다, 손상시키다

Korean pronunciation: **스포**일

Example Sentences

  • Don't spoil the movie ending for me - I haven't watched it yet!
  • My cat is so spoiled that she refuses to eat anything but premium cat food.
  • The power outage spoiled all the ice cream in the freezer.

spoil

VERB

//spɔɪl//

to damage something or make it less good or useful

spoil concept
💡 Concept

The cook accidentally spoiled dinner by burning the casserole

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spoil rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Spilled oil on soil will spoil it all!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/spɔɪl/
🇬🇧 UK/spɔɪl/

🌳Etymology

Rootspoil

Origin

From Old French 'spoillier' meaning to strip or plunder, derived from Latin 'spoliare' meaning to strip or despoil, likely from 'spolium' (armor stripped from an enemy).

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🎵Rhyme

boilcoilfoiloilsoiltoil
boil
coil
foil
oil
soil
toil

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

Don't spoil the movie ending for me - I haven't watched it yet!

😄 Fun example

My cat is so spoiled that she refuses to eat anything but premium cat food.

The power outage spoiled all the ice cream in the freezer.

😄 Fun example

His parents spoiled him so much that he can't do his own laundry at age 25.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

ruindamagedestroypamperindulge

Antonyms

preserveprotectimprove

Related

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