What does unspoil mean?
Unspoil means (transitive) To make less spoiled..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To make less spoiled..
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. […]
A 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.
As John grew into a toddler he was quite spoilt, so I took the serious responsibility of unspoiling him.
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Unspoil means (transitive) To make less spoiled..
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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. […]
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