spoil vs want

spoil and want both are nouns.

spoil and want both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spoil	Yes	No	Yes	No
want	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, want is a hypernym of spoil; that is, want is a word with a broader meaning than spoil:

spoil: have a strong desire or urge to do something
want: feel or have a desire for; want strongly

Other hypernyms of spoil include desire.

spoil (noun)	want (noun)
the act of stripping and taking by force	a specific feeling of desire
the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it	anything that is necessary but lacking
(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)	a state of extreme poverty
	the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

spoil (verb)	want (verb)
become unfit for consumption or use	wish or demand the presence of
alter from the original	have need of
make imperfect	hunt or look for; want for a particular reason
destroy and strip of its possession	feel or have a desire for; want strongly
have a strong desire or urge to do something	be without, lack; be deficient in
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
treat with excessive indulgence
make a mess of, destroy or ruin

Difference between spoil and want

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