zkazit — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blight noun A plant disease, often caused by fungus, that causes rapid browning and death of leaves or stems.
- corrupt adj Willing to act dishonestly, especially by taking bribes, in exchange for personal gain.
- deprave verb To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile
- mar verb To spoil or damage something, often leaving a lasting flaw.
- spoil verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.
Senses
zkazit is used for these senses in English:
- blight (figurative) To impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life); to damage, to ruin, to spoil.
- corrupt (transitive) To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
- deprave (transitive) To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt
- mar (transitive) To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.
- spoil (transitive) To ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusable. [from 16th c.]
- spoil (transitive) To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess. [from 17th c.]
- spoil (intransitive, of food or drink) To go bad; to become sour or rancid; to decay. [from 17th c.]
blight — full definition
- noun A plant disease, often caused by fungus, that causes rapid browning and death of leaves or stems.
- noun Something that damages or holds back growth, development, or quality of life.
- verb To damage or spoil the growth or development of something.
corrupt — full definition
- adj Willing to act dishonestly, especially by taking bribes, in exchange for personal gain.
- verb To cause someone to act dishonestly, or to damage the integrity of something.