overlook

/ˌəʊvəˈlʊk/ verb [T]

Definition

VIEW › to have a view of something from above: a balcony overlooking the sea

NOT NOTICE › to not notice or consider something: Two important facts have been overlooked in this case.

FORGIVE › to forgive or ignore someone's bad behaviour

(Definition of overlook verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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