spoil

1. v. t. To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; -- with of before the name of the thing taken; as, to spoil one of his goods or possession. Source: opted

2. v. t. To seize by violence;; to take by force; to plunder. Source: opted

3. v. t. To cause to decay and perish; to corrput; to vitiate; to mar. Source: opted

4. v. t. To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin; to destroy; as, to spoil paper; to have the crops spoiled by insects; to spoil the eyes by reading. Source: opted

5. v. i. To practice plunder or robbery. Source: opted

6. v. i. To lose the valuable qualities; to be corrupted; to decay; as, fruit will soon spoil in warm weather. Source: opted

7. n. That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty. Source: opted

8. n. Public offices and their emoluments regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage; -- commonly in the plural; as to the victor belong the spoils. Source: opted

9. n. That which is gained by strength or effort. Source: opted

10. n. The act or practice of plundering; robbery; aste. Source: opted

11. n. Corruption; cause of corruption. Source: opted

12. n. The slough, or cast skin, of a serpent or other animal. Source: opted

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