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squander


  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Squander  \Squan"der\,  v.  i. 
  1.  To  spend  lavishly;  to  be  wasteful. 
 
  They  often  squandered,  but  they  never  gave 
  --Savage. 
 
  2.  To  wander  at  random;  to  scatter.  [R.] 
 
  The  wise  man's  folly  is  anatomized  Even  by 
  squandering  glances  of  the  fool.  --Shak. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Squander  \Squan"der\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Squandered};  p.  pr  & 
  vb  n.  {Squandering}.]  [Cf.  Scot.  squatter  to  splash  water 
  about  to  scatter,  to  squander,  Prov.  E.  swatter,  Dan. 
  sqvatte  Sw  sqv["a]tta  to  squirt,  sqv["a]ttra  to  squander, 
  Icel.  skvetta  to  squirt  out  to  throw  out  water.] 
  1.  To  scatter;  to  disperse.  [Obs.] 
 
  Our  squandered  troops  he  rallies.  --Dryden. 
 
  2.  To  spend  lavishly  or  profusely;  to  spend  prodigally  or 
  wastefully;  to  use  without  economy  or  judgment;  to 
  dissipate;  as  to  squander  an  estate. 
 
  The  crime  of  squandering  health  is  equal  to  the 
  folly.  --Rambler. 
 
  Syn:  To  spend;  expend;  waste;  scatter;  dissipate. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Squander  \Squan"der\,  n. 
  The  act  of  squandering;  waste. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  squander 
  v  1:  spend  thoughtlessly;  throw  away  "He  wasted  his  inheritance 
  on  his  insincere  friends"  [syn:  {waste},  {blow}]  [ant:  {conserve}] 
  2:  spend  lavishly  or  wastefully  on  "He  blew  a  lot  of  money  on 
  his  new  home  theater"  [syn:  {blow}]  [ant:  {save}] 
  3:  spend  extravagantly;  "waste  not  want  not"  [syn:  {consume}, 
  {waste},  {ware}] 




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