μυρίζω — meaning in English

English meaning

• smell noun A sensation caused by breathing in odor particles, pleasant or unpleasant.
• spoil verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.
• stink verb To give off a strong, unpleasant smell.

Senses

μυρίζω is used for these senses in English:

• spoil (intransitive, of food or drink) To go bad; to become sour or rancid; to decay. [from 17th c.]
• stink (intransitive) To have a strong bad smell.

smell — full definition

1. noun A sensation caused by breathing in odor particles, pleasant or unpleasant.
2. noun The sense that detects odors.
3. verb To perceive an odor, or to give off one.
4. verb To sense that something is wrong or suspicious.

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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