Indulge vs. Spoil — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Indulge and Spoil
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Indulge
To yield to (a desire or whim); gratify
Indulge a craving for chocolate.
Spoil
To impair or destroy the quality or value of; ruin
Spoiled the dish by adding too much salt.
Indulge
To yield to the desires or whims of (someone), often excessively
We indulged our daughter on her birthday.
Spoil
To impair or destroy the enjoyment or experience of
Spoiled the movie by talking throughout it.
Indulge
Roman Catholic Church To grant an ecclesiastical indulgence or dispensation to.
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Spoil
To reveal details about (a movie or a book, for example) before someone has a chance to discover these details on their own
The article spoiled the next episode of my favorite TV show.
Indulge
To indulge oneself
Eyed the desserts but didn't indulge.
Spoil
To harm the character of (a child) by overindulgence or leniency.
Indulge
To engage or take part, especially freely or avidly
Indulged in outrageous behavior.
Indulged in all the latest fads.
Spoil
To plunder; despoil.
Indulge
: To yield to a temptation or desire.
He looked at the chocolate but didn't indulge.
I indulged in drinking on the weekend.
Spoil
To take by force.
Indulge
(transitive) To satisfy the wishes or whims of.
Grandma indulges the kids with sweets.
I love to indulge myself with beautiful clothes.
Spoil
To become unfit for use or consumption, as from decay. Used especially of perishables, such as food.
Indulge
To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.
To indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations
Spoil
Goods or property seized from a victim after a conflict, especially after a military victory.
Indulge
To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.
Spoil
Incidental benefits reaped by a winner, especially political patronage enjoyed by a successful party or candidate.
Indulge
To grant as by favour; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.
Spoil
An object of plunder; prey.
Indulge
To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain
Hope in another life implies that we indulge ourselves in the gratifications of this very sparingly.
Spoil
Refuse material removed from an excavation.
Indulge
To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.
Persuading us that something must be indulged to public manners.
Yet, yet a moment, one dim ray of lightIndulge, dread Chaos, and eternal Night!
Spoil
(Archaic) The act of plundering; spoliation.
Indulge
To indulge one's self; to gratify one's tastes or desires; esp., to give one's self up (to); to practice a forbidden or questionable act without restraint; - followed by in, but formerly, also, by to.
Spoil
To strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of their arms or armour.
Indulge
Give free rein to;
The writer indulged in metaphorical language
Spoil
To strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions; to rob, despoil.
Indulge
Yield (to); give satisfaction to
Spoil
To plunder, pillage (a city, country etc.).
Indulge
Enjoy to excess
Spoil
To carry off (goods) by force; to steal.
Indulge
Treat with excessive indulgence;
Grandparents often pamper the children
Let's not mollycoddle our students!
Spoil
(transitive) To ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use.
Spoil
(transitive) To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess.
Spoil
(intransitive) Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay.
Make sure you put the milk back in the fridge, otherwise it will spoil.
Spoil
(transitive) To render (a ballot paper) invalid by deliberately defacing it.
Spoil
(transitive) To reveal the ending or major events of (a story etc.); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing it ahead of time.
Spoil
(aviation) To reduce the lift generated by an airplane or wing by deflecting air upwards, usually with a spoiler.
Spoil
(Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
Spoil
(archaic) The act of taking plunder from an enemy or victim; spoliation, pillage, rapine.
Spoil
(uncountable) Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings. Such material could be utilised somewhere else.
Spoil
To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; - with of before the name of the thing taken; as, to spoil one of his goods or possessions.
My sons their old, unhappy sire despise,Spoiled of his kingdom, and deprived of eyes.
Spoil
To seize by violence; to take by force; to plunder.
No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man.
Spoil
To cause to decay and perish; to corrupt; to vitiate; to mar.
Spiritual pride spoils many graces.
Spoil
To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin; to destroy; as, to spoil paper; to have the crops spoiled by insects; to spoil the eyes by reading.
Spoil
To practice plunder or robbery.
Outlaws, which, lurking in woods, used to break forth to rob and spoil.
Spoil
To lose the valuable qualities; to be corrupted; to decay; as, fruit will soon spoil in warm weather.
Spoil
That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty.
Gentle gales,Fanning their odoriferous wings, dispenseNative perfumes, and whisper whence they stoleThose balmy spoils.
Spoil
Public offices and their emoluments regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage; - commonly in the plural; as, to the victor belong the spoils.
From a principle of gratitude I adhered to the coalition; my vote was counted in the day of battle, but I was overlooked in the division of the spoil.
Spoil
That which is gained by strength or effort.
Each science and each art his spoil.
Spoil
The act or practice of plundering; robbery; waste.
The man that hath no music in himself,Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,Is fit for treason, stratagems, and spoils.
Spoil
Corruption; cause of corruption.
Villainous company hath been the spoil of me.
Spoil
The slough, or cast skin, of a serpent or other animal.
Spoil
(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war);
To the victor belong the spoils of the enemy
Spoil
The act of spoiling something by causing damage to it;
Her spoiling my dress was deliberate
Spoil
The act of stripping and taking by force
Spoil
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin;
I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
The pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
Spoil
Become unfit for consumption or use;
The meat must be eaten before it spoils
Spoil
Alter from the original
Spoil
Treat with excessive indulgence;
Grandparents often pamper the children
Let's not mollycoddle our students!
Spoil
Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of;
What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
Foil your opponent
Spoil
Have a strong desire or urge to do something;
She is itching to start the project
He is spoiling for a fight
Spoil
Destroy and strip of its possession;
The soldiers raped the beautiful country
Spoil
Make imperfect;
Nothing marred her beauty
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