Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Squander"

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) 1.7 (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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