pilata — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blemish noun A small mark or flaw that spoils an otherwise clean or attractive surface.
- blight noun A plant disease, often caused by fungus, that causes rapid browning and death of leaves or stems.
- butcher noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
- clobber verb To hit or defeat someone or something forcefully and decisively.
- contaminate verb To make something impure, dirty, or unsafe by introducing a harmful substance.
- mar verb To spoil or damage something, often leaving a lasting flaw.
- overindulge verb To have too much of something enjoyable, especially food or alcohol.
- ruin verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.
- scupper noun A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.
- sour adjective Having a sharp, acidic taste, like lemon or vinegar.
- spoil verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.
- taint noun A trace of contamination, corruption, or disgrace attached to something or someone.
- vitiate verb To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.
Senses
pilata is used for these senses in English:
- blemish (transitive) To spoil the appearance of.
- blight (figurative) To impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life); to damage, to ruin, to spoil.
- butcher (transitive) To ruin (something), often to the point of defamation.
- clobber (transitive, computing, slang) To overwrite (data) or override (an assignment of a value), often unintentionally or unexpectedly.
- cock up (ambitransitive, chiefly, UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, slang, mildly) To ruin (something) unintentionally; to fuck up, mess up, or screw up.
- contaminate (transitive) To make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter.
- mar (transitive) To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.
- overindulge (ambitransitive) To indulge to excess.
blemish — full definition
- noun A small mark or flaw that spoils an otherwise clean or attractive surface.
- verb To spoil the appearance or reputation of something.
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.