Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To undo or destroy the effect of spoiling or over-indulgence in; cure of being spoiled or over-indulged.
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- verb transitive to make somebody less
spoiled
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Examples
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But people like unspoil-ed lands (we too will say “hooray” for them),
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Charlie Wilson's war is now everyone's war -- and, thankfully, we can unspoil an awful ending.
Rob Asghar: Pakistan's New Refugees: Can the West Finally Win Charlie Wilson's War? 2009
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"I am quite spoiled, I believe," said Helen; "you must unspoil me, Esther."
Tales and Novels — Volume 10 Maria Edgeworth 1808
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So if you're trying to unspoil them, you must lead by example.
WordPress.com News 2009
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CBS 2 HD has some surefire ways to unspoil your child.
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– that won't unspoil all my clothes; I can tell him, I a'n't much obliged to him, though it's no fault of his; – yet it i'n't the less provokinger for that.
Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady's Entrance Into the World 1778
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