spoil
verb (used with object)
to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: Drought spoiled the corn crop.
will have spoilt
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future perfectof spoil.future perfect
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
Example Sentences
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After you have tried three times to remount, and the paper still insists in not sticking, you must take a new strainer, as too many wettings will have spoilt the cloth and wood.
From Crayon Portraiture Complete Instructions for Making Crayon Portraits on Crayon Paper and on Platinum, Silver and Bromide Enlargements by Barhydt, Jerome A.
