spoil

Bir şeyin kalitesini, özelliğini veya görünüşünü bozmak veya mahvetmek

To damage or ruin the quality, character, or appearance of something.

• The rain spoiled our picnic plans.
• Don't spoil the ending of the movie for me!
• The milk will spoil if you leave it out.
• Improper storage conditions can spoil archaeological artifacts by accelerating oxidation and decay.
• Critics argued that excessive tourism would spoil the pristine environment of the national park.
• Contamination with bacterial enzymes may spoil experimental results in biochemical assays.

Eş anlamlılar: ruin, damage, mar, wreck, destroy

Zıt anlamlılar: preserve, enhance, improve, protect

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To harm a person's character by being too lenient or giving them too much attention or gifts.

• They spoil their grandchildren with expensive toys.
• Don't spoil the child by giving in to every demand.
• My parents never spoiled me growing up.

Eş anlamlılar: pamper, indulge, coddle, baby, mollycoddle

Zıt anlamlılar: discipline, neglect

Ganimet; zorla alınan veya çalınan mallar

Goods stolen or taken by force, especially in war; plunder.

• The victors divided the spoils among themselves.
• To the victor go the spoils.

Eş anlamlılar: plunder, loot, booty, pillage