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# spolium **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** Latin **Slug:** spolium ## Words From This Root - despoil - to plunder or strip of possessions, valuables, or beauty by force - spoilage - the process or result of food or goods becoming unfit for use - spoilt - ruined, or excessively indulged so as to be selfish (chiefly British)
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despoil
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/dɪˈspɔɪl/
to plunder or strip of possessions, valuables, or beauty by force
spoilage
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/ˈspɔɪlɪdʒ/
the process or result of food or goods becoming unfit for use
spoilt
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/spɔɪlt/
ruined, or excessively indulged so as to be selfish (chiefly British)
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