Synonyms: despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoil, spoilation, spoliation
Definition: the act of stripping and taking by force
Similar words: plundering, pillage, pillaging
Definition: the act of stealing valuable things from a place
Usage: the plundering of the Parthenon; his plundering of the great authors
Synonyms: spoil, spoilage, spoiling
Definition: the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
Usage: her spoiling my dress was deliberate
Similar words: injury
Definition: an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage
Synonyms: spoil
Definition: (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)
Usage: to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy
Similar words: stolen property
Definition: property that has been stolen
Definition: alter from the original
Similar words: modify
Definition: make less severe or harsh or extreme
Usage: please modify this letter to make it more polite; he modified his views on same-gender marriage
Definition: become unfit for consumption or use
Usage: the meat must be eaten before it spoils
Similar words: decay
Definition: undergo decay or decomposition
Usage: The body started to decay and needed to be cremated
Synonyms: deflower, impair, vitiate, mar, spoil
Definition: make imperfect
Usage: nothing marred her beauty
Similar words: damage
Definition: inflict damage upon
Usage: The snow damaged the roof; She damaged the car when she hit the tree
Synonyms: despoil, spoil, plunder, rape, violate
Definition: destroy and strip of its possession
Usage: The soldiers raped the beautiful country
Definition: destroy completely; damage irreparably
Usage: You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!; The tears ruined her make-up
Definition: have a strong desire or urge to do something
Usage: She is itching to start the project; He is spoiling for a fight
Definition: feel or have a desire for; want strongly
Usage: I want to go home now; I want my own room
Synonyms: flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, ball up, spoil, screw up, mishandle, muck up, muff, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle
Definition: make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Usage: I botched the dinner and we had to eat out; the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
Similar words: fail, miscarry, go wrong
Definition: be unsuccessful
Usage: Where do today's public schools fail?; The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably
Synonyms: spoil, scotch, queer, thwart, bilk, baffle, foil, frustrate, cross
Definition: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
Usage: What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge; foil your opponent
Similar words: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent
Definition: keep from happening or arising; make impossible
Usage: My sense of tact forbids an honest answer; Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project
Synonyms: indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, featherbed, spoil, cosset, cocker, coddle, baby
Definition: treat with excessive indulgence
Usage: grandparents often pamper the children; Let's not mollycoddle our students!
Similar words: do by, treat, handle
Definition: interact in a certain way
Usage: Do right by her; Treat him with caution, please; Handle the press reporters gently