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waste(2) (iou)

waste verb. ME.
[Old Northern French waster var. of g(u)aster from Proto-Romance from Latin vastare, from vastus: see WASTE noun & adjective.]
I. verb trans.
Lay waste, devastate, ravage, ruin, (a place, its inhabitants, property, etc.). Now literary. ME.
Consume, use up, wear away, diminish or reduce (a thing) by gradual loss. Also foll. by away. obsolete exc. as passing into sense 5. ME.
Consume or destroy (a person or living creature, the body, the strength, etc.) by decay, disease, or atrophy; emaciate, enfeeble. Also foll. by away, up. Freq. as wasted ppl adjective. ME.
M. Puzo He was wasted away to no more than a skeleton.
Destroy, annihilate, put an end to (something immaterial, e.g. sin, sorrow). Also foll. by away. ME-L17.
a. Consume or expend (money, property) uselessly, extravagantly, or to no profit; squander. Freq. foll. by in, on, away. ME.
Bible (AV): Luke 15:13 The younger sonne..wasted his substance with riotous liuing. F. King What is the point of wasting money at expensive restaurants?
b. Spend, pass, occupy (time, one's life, etc.) idly or unprofitably; employ or expend (energy, effort, qualities, one's self, etc.) uselessly or without adequate return. Freq. foll. by in (an activity), on or over (an activity, a person), and formerly with inf. ME.
waste words: see WORD noun. waste BREATH.
E. M. Forster Pray don't waste time mourning over me. E. Waugh The..day was wasted on a visit to a house..which was entirely unsuitable.
c. Bestow or expend (something) on an unappreciative recipient. Also in pass., fail to be appreciated; make no impression on a person; (of a person, a person's qualities or abilities) have no opportunity for distinction or usefulness. M18.
U. Holden Further school Education would be wasted on her.
d. Cause or allow (a substance, energy, etc.) to be used unprofitably or lost. E19.
J. Tyndall A considerable portion of the heat..is wasted by radiation.
e. Fail to take advantage of, throw away, (an opportunity). M19.
Law. Destroy, injure, damage, (property); cause to deteriorate in value; allow to fall into decay. Now rare. LME.
Spend, part with, diminish one's store of, (money, property); spend, pass, occupy, (time); get over (a distance in travelling). LME-M18.
Shakespeare Merchant of Venice Companions That do converse and waste the time together.
Spoil, cause to deteriorate. Long obsolete exc. dial. L16.
Diminish or consume the livelihood of, impoverish, (a person); refl. impoverish oneself. L16-E18.
Treat (material, esp. paper or books) as waste. L19.
Beat up, kill, murder, (someone); devastate (a place). slang (chiefly N. Amer.). M20.
C. Weston They wasted Barrett because he blew their deal.
II. verb intrans.
Lose strength, Health, or vitality; lose flesh or substance, pine, decay; become gradually weak or enfeebled. Freq. foll. by away. ME.
A. Kenny Watching an invalid waste away at Home.
b. Sport. Esp. of a jockey: lose weight by dieting and Training. M18.
Be used up or worn away; be diminished or decreased by gradual loss, wear, or decay. Now literary. LME.
wasting asset Commerce an asset which gradually diminishes while producing income.
J. Palsgrave All thyng wasteth but the grace of God.
Of time: pass away, be spent. Also foll. by away. Now chiefly literary. LME.
M. Twain The afternoon wasted away.
wastingly adverb (rare) in a wasting manner, wastefully, so as to waste something M16.

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