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present singular third person unspoils · participle present unspoiling · participle past unspoiled · past unspoiled · participle past unspoilt · past unspoilt
- transitiveTo make less spoiled.
As John grew into a toddler he was quite spoilt, so I took the serious responsibility of unspoiling him.
2011, Jane Douch, From Pamela Jane with Some Honor, Strategic Book Group, →ISBN, page 322 more examples
The week before, watching her work, Logerwell had called out to her, "I can tell you right now, if you mollycoddle a horse he'll turn out spoilt, and I've had to unspoil plenty of horses that've been girl-broke. […]
2007, Molly Gloss, The Hearts of Horses, Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBNA few negative people can ruin an entire office environment, which shows you how powerful negativity is. It is so bad, even positive workers can't “unspoil” it.
2007, Donald Trump, Bill Zanker, Think Big: Make It Happen in Business and Life, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 155
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unspoil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unspoil
“unspoil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unspoil. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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