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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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
squandered
adj : not used to good advantage; "squandered money cannot be
replaced"; "a wasted effort" [syn: {wasted}]
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