"unspoil" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unspoils [present, singular, third-person], unspoiling [participle, present], unspoiled [participle, past], unspoiled [past], unspoilt [participle, past], unspoilt [past]
Etymology: un- + spoil Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|spoil}} un- + spoil Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=unspoilt}} unspoil (third-person singular simple present unspoils, present participle unspoiling, simple past and past participle unspoiled or unspoilt)
  1. (transitive) To make less spoiled. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unspoil-en-verb-MLl7KhGI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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