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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

  1. noun A small mark or flaw that spoils an otherwise clean or attractive surface.
  2. verb To spoil the appearance or reputation of something.

blight — full definition

  1. noun A plant disease, often caused by fungus, that causes rapid browning and death of leaves or stems.
  2. noun Something that damages or holds back growth, development, or quality of life.
  3. verb To damage or spoil the growth or development of something.

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