verb Download 🔗Share To strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of their arms or armour. Examples : "The soldiers spoiled the enemy commander of his sword and armor after the battle. " military weapon war history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions; to rob, despoil. Examples : "The thief spoiled the store owner of his valuable collection of coins. " property action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To plunder, pillage (a city, country etc.). Examples : "The invading army spoiled the small village, taking everything they could carry. " military war action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To carry off (goods) by force; to steal. Examples : "The thieves spoiled the valuable artwork from the museum last night. " property police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use. Examples : "The rain spoiled the picnic basket, making the sandwiches soggy and the fruit mushy. " condition quality Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess. Examples : "His grandparents spoiled him with toys and candy whenever he visited. " character human family attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay. Examples : "Make sure you put the milk back in the fridge, otherwise it will spoil." food biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To render (a ballot paper) invalid by deliberately defacing it. Examples : "He spoiled his ballot by drawing a smiley face on it. " politics government Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To reveal the ending or major events of (a story etc.); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing it ahead of time. Examples : "My friend spoiled the surprise birthday party by telling my sister about it. " story entertainment media communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible. Examples : "The milk was spoiled, so we couldn't use it in the cereal. " food condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of a person, usually a child) Having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering. Examples : "The spoiled child threw a tantrum because he didn't get his favorite toy. " character family attitude person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading