v., spoiled or spoilt (spoilt), spoil·ing, spoils.

v.tr.

1. 1. To impair the value or quality of.
   2. To damage irreparably; ruin.
2. To impair the completeness, perfection, or unity of; flaw grievously: spoiled the party.
3. To do harm to the character, nature, or attitude of by oversolicitude, overindulgence, or excessive praise. See synonyms at pamper.
4. Archaic.
   1. To plunder; despoil.
   2. To take by force.

v.intr.

1. To become unfit for use or consumption, as from decay. Used especially of perishables, such as food. See synonyms at decay.
2. To pillage.

n.

1. spoils
   1. Goods or property seized from a victim after a conflict, especially after a military victory.
   2. Incidental benefits reaped by a winner, especially political patronage enjoyed by a successful party or candidate.
2. An object of plunder; prey.
3. Refuse material removed from an excavation.
4. Archaic. The act of plundering; spoliation.

phrasal verb:

spoil for

1. To be eager for: spoiling for a fight.

[Middle English spoilen, to plunder, from Old French espoillier, from Latin spoliāre, from spolium, booty.]

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verb

1. To become or cause to become rotten or unsound: break down, decay, decompose, deteriorate, disintegrate, molder, putrefy, rot, taint, turn. Idioms: go bad, go to pot, go to seed. See better/worse, thrive/fail/exist.
2. To cause the complete ruin or wreckage of: bankrupt, break down, cross up, demolish, destroy, finish, ruin, shatter, sink, smash, torpedo, undo, wash up, wrack², wreck. Slang total. Idioms: put the kibosh on. See help/harm/harmless.
3. To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess: ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff. Informal bollix up, muck up. Slang blow¹, goof up, louse up, screw up, snafu. Idioms: make a muck of. See correct/incorrect, help/harm/harmless.
4. To treat with indulgence and often overtender care: baby, cater, coddle, cosset, indulge, mollycoddle, overindulge, pamper. See treat well/treat badly/treat.
5. To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war: depredate, despoil, havoc, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, rape, ravage, sack², spoliate, strip¹. Archaic harrow. See crimes, give/take/reciprocity.

noun

1. Goods or property seized unlawfully, especially by a victor in wartime. booty, loot, pillage, plunder. Slang boodle. Nautical prize². See crimes, give/take/reciprocity.
2. The political appointments or jobs that are at the disposal of those in power. patronage. Slang pork. See politics.

Idioms beginning with spoil:
spoil for

See also spare the rod and spoil the child; too many cooks spoil the broth; to the victor belong the spoils.

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v

Definition: baby, indulge
Antonyms: be indifferent, be strict, ignore, neglect

v

Definition: decay, turn bad
Antonyms: enhance, grow, improve

v

Definition: ruin, hurt
Antonyms: enhance, help

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Material from excavating or dredging.

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IN BRIEF: To make or become useless or rotten.

Too many cooks may spoil the broth, but it only takes one to burn it. — Madeleine Bingham

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forkæle, ødelægge, spolere, beskadige, fordærve, plyndre
v. intr. - blive dårlig
n. - krigsbytte, bytte, vare med fabrikationsfejl

idioms:

• spoil for    trække op til
• spoilt for choice    have flere valg muligheder

Nederlands (Dutch)
rotten, bederven, verwennen, verknoeien, verijdelen, plunderen, buit, prooi, beschadigd object, overblijfsel

Français (French)
v. tr. - gâcher, abîmer, gâter (qn), (Pol) rendre (qch) nul
v. intr. - s'abîmer (un aliment), se gâter (une viande)
n. - déblais, butin (npl), profits (npl), gains (npl)

idioms:

• spoil for    gâcher (qch) à (qn)
• spoilt for choice    (avoir) l'embarras du choix

Deutsch (German)
v. - verderben, verfaulen, verziehen, verwöhnen
n. - Beute, ausgehobene Erde

idioms:

• spoil for    schmachten nach, begierig sein auf
• spoilt for choice    die Qual der Wahl haben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χαλώ, λερώνω, ασχημίζω, αμαυρώνω, κακομαθαίνω, κακοανατρέφω, καταστρέφω, φθείρω, μουχλιάζω, μπαγιατεύω, ξινίζω, ακυρώνω (εκούσια) ψηφοδέλτιο
n. - λεία, λάφυρα, τρόπαια, (πληθ.) λεία, (μτφ.) λουφές (της εξουσίας)

idioms:

• spoil for    πάω γυρεύοντας
• spoilt for choice    που δεν ξέρει τι να πρωτοδιαλέξει

Italiano (Italian)
spoglie, marcire, viziare, rovinare

idioms:

• spoil for    anelare per
• spoiled/spoilt for choice    non sapendo cosa scegliere
• spoiling for a fight    pronto alla lotta

Português (Portuguese)
v. - estragar, saquear, mimar
n. - saque (m), despojos (m pl)

idioms:

• spoil for    estar doido para fazer algo (gír.)
• spoiled/spoilt for choice    ficar em dúvida diante de inúmeras opções

Русский (Russian)
портить, баловать, портиться, грабить, мародерствовать, трофеи, военная добыча, награбленное добро, выгода

idioms:

• spoil for    иметь тягу (к чему-л.)
• spoiled/spoilt for choice    быть избалованным изобилием чего-л.

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - mimar, consentir, buscar
v. intr. - pudrirse, estropearse, echarse a perder
n. - botín

idioms:

• spoil for    ansiar, anhelar
• spoilt for choice    tener demasiadas cosas para elegir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - plundra, råna, skämma bort, klema, förstöra, spoliera
n. - rov, byte, krigsbyte

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
损坏, 宠坏, 搞糟, 变坏, 腐败, 抢劫, 掠夺, 战利品, 奖品, 赃物

idioms:

• spoil for    切望, 渴望

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 損壞, 寵壞, 搞糟
v. intr. - 變壞, 腐敗, 搶劫, 掠奪
n. - 戰利品, 獎品, 贓物

idioms:

• spoil for    切望, 渴望

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 망쳐놓다, (남으로부터) 빼앗다, (신선한 물품을) 상하게 하다
v. intr. - 엉망이 되다, 약탈하다
n. - 전리품, (노력 따위의) 성과, 직위에 따르는 이권

idioms:

• spoil for    ~을 열망하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 害する, 台無しにする, そぐ, そこなう, 悪くなる, 相手の調子を乱す, 甘やかして駄目にする
n. - ぶんどり品, 戦利品, 官職, 利権, 成果, 掘出し物, 発掘で廃棄される土, 不良品

idioms:

• spoil for    したくてたまらない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أفسد, خرب, أتلف, دلع ( الطفل), دلل ( الحبيب) (الاسم) غنائم, اسلاب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קלקל, השחית, הרס, פינק, בזז, שדד, שלל‬
v. intr. - ‮התקלקל‬
n. - ‮שלל, ביזה, חפורת, עפר חפור, טובות הנאה, משרות פוליטיות, פרוסה מעוגת השלטון‬

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