spoilt
/spɔɪlt/
Meanings
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meaning 1: Overripe, decayed, or damaged beyond repair or restoration.
- "The once ripe fruits had spoilt, making them unfit for consumption."
- "The old book had spoilt over the years, making its pages brittle and difficult to read."
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meaning 2: To ruin or damage something, especially by one's own carelessness or negligence.
- "The child had spoilt the flowers by stepping on them."
- "The employee had spoilt the report by missing crucial deadlines."
Pronunciation
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/spɔɪlt/
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Antonyms
eatable , edible , fresh , good , unspoilt , unspoilt
Synonyms
coddle , indulge , mollycoddle , pamper , damage , destroy , ruin
Rhymes
Words rhyming with spoiltspoilt , soilt , coalit , recitalit , vitalit , citizenship , scholarship , apprenticeship
Variants
List of all variants of spoilt that leads to same resultspoil , spoilable , spoiled , spoiling , spoils , spoilt , spoiled for choice , spoiled/spoilt for choice , spoilt for choice
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.The word 'spoilt' comes from the Old English word 'spelan', which means 'to spoil, ruin, or damage'. Over time, the spelling of the word changed from 'spelan' to 'spoilt'.
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