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    spoil
    /spɔɪl/

    verb

    • 1. diminish or destroy the value or quality of: "I wouldn't want to spoil your fun" Similar mardamageimpairblemishOpposite improveenhance
    • 2. harm the character of (someone, especially a child) by being too lenient or indulgent: "the last thing I want to do is spoil Thomas" Similar overindulgepamperindulgemollycoddleOpposite neglecttreat harshlybe strict with

    noun

    • 1. goods stolen or taken forcibly from a person or place: "the looters carried their spoils away"
    • 2. waste material brought up during the course of an excavation or a dredging or mining operation: "colliery spoil"

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