αλλοιώνω — meaning in English

English meaning

• doctor noun A person trained and licensed to treat sick or injured people.
• spoil verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.

Senses

αλλοιώνω is used for these senses in English:

• 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.]

doctor — full definition

1. noun A person trained and licensed to treat sick or injured people.
2. noun A person who holds a doctorate, such as a PhD.
3. verb To alter something, often dishonestly, to change how it appears.
4. verb To add something harmful or unwanted to food or drink.

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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