verprutsen — meaning in English

English meaning

• botch verb To do something badly or carelessly, ruining the result.
• spoil verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.

Senses

verprutsen is used for these senses in English:

• botch (transitive) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something
• fritter away (transitive) To squander or waste.
• 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.]

botch — full definition

1. verb To do something badly or carelessly, ruining the result.
2. noun A poorly done piece of work; a mess.

spoil — full definition

1. verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.
2. verb To indulge someone, especially a child, so much that it damages their character.
3. verb (of food) To go bad.
4. noun Plunder or loot taken by force, often in the phrase "the spoils of war."

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