waste (v)
blow#2 (v)
squander#1 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 40
def spend thoughtlessly
def throw away
examples He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends
You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym use, expend
Derivationally related form squander → squanderer
Derivationally related form waste → waste; waste → waster
Derivationally related form waste → waste
Antonym waste → conserve
Verb Group blow
Hyponym burn
Incoming links
Derivationally related form waste → waste
Derivationally related form waste → waste; waster → waste
Derivationally related form squanderer → squander
Hyponym use, expend
Verb Group blow
Hypernym burn
Antonym conserve → waste

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