spoil

decay, decompose, rot, putrefy, spoil mean to undergo destructive dissolution.

decay implies a slow change from a state of soundness or perfection.

decompose stresses a breaking down by chemical change and when applied to organic matter a corruption.

rot is a close synonym of decompose and often connotes foulness.

putrefy implies the rotting of animal matter and offensiveness to sight and smell.

spoil applies chiefly to the decomposition of foods.

indulge, pamper, humor, spoil, baby, mollycoddle mean to show undue favor to a person's desires and feelings.

indulge implies excessive compliance and weakness in gratifying another's or one's own desires.

pamper implies inordinate gratification of desire for luxury and comfort with consequent enervating effect.

humor stresses a yielding to a person's moods or whims.

spoil stresses the injurious effects on character by indulging or pampering.

baby suggests excessive care, attention, or solicitude.

mollycoddle suggests an excessive degree of care and attention to another's health or welfare.

spoil, plunder, booty, prize, loot mean something taken from another by force or craft.

spoil, more commonly spoils, applies to what belongs by right or custom to the victor in war or political contest.

plunder applies to what is taken not only in war but in robbery, banditry, grafting, or swindling.

booty implies plunder to be shared among confederates.

prize applies to spoils captured on the high seas or territorial waters of the enemy.

loot applies especially to what is taken from victims of a catastrophe.