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Synonyms
spoil (spoil)

[Middle English spoilen, to plunder, from Old French espoillier, from Latin spoliāre, from spolium, booty.]

verb: spoiled or spoilt (spoilt), spoil·ing, spoils. 

transitive verb 

    1. To impair the value or quality of.
    2. To damage irreparably; ruin.
  2. To impair the completeness, perfection, or unity of; flaw grievously: spoiled the party.
  3. To do harm to the character, nature, or attitude of by oversolicitude, overindulgence, or excessive praise. See synonyms at pamper
  4. Archaic
    1. To plunder; despoil.
    2. To take by force.

intransitive verb 

  1. To become unfit for use or consumption, as from decay. Used especially of perishables, such as food. See synonyms at decay
  2. To pillage.

noun 

    1. Goods or property seized from a victim after a conflict, especially after a military victory.
    2. Incidental benefits reaped by a winner, especially political patronage enjoyed by a successful party or candidate.
  2. An object of plunder; prey.
  3. Refuse material removed from an excavation.
  4. Archaic The act of plundering; spoliation.

phrasal verbs

spoil for
To be eager for: spoiling for a fight.