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forderve — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • spoil verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.

Senses

forderve 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.]

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."