squanderv.

Brit.

/ˈskwɒndə/, U.S.

/ˈskwɑndər/

Etymology: Of obscure origin.

1. transitive. In past participle.

a. Of things: To be scattered over a comparatively wide surface or area.

ΚΠ

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice i. iii. 21 Hee hath a third [ship] at Mexico, a fourth for England, and other ventures he hath squandred abroade.

1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ vi. xiv. 24 The present condition of the Jews,..now grown contemptible, and strangely squander'd up and down the World.

1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 38 In many thousand Islands that lye squandred in the vast Ocean.

1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II. (at cited word) ‘His family are all grown up, and squandered about the country,’ i.e. settled in different places.

1882 C. Elton Orig. Eng. Hist. ix. 223 The fallen timber obstructed the streams, the rivers were squandered in the reedy morasses.

b. Brought to disintegration or dissolution.

ΚΠ

1610 tr. Gaultier's Rodomontados D j b She shall no sooner be falne downe there, but she shall be squandered into dust & pow[d]er.

1653 H. More Antidote against Atheisme ii. vii. §4 And so they would rot upon the Ground before they be spent, or be squander'd away in a moment of Time.

a. To drive off in various directions; to cause to scatter or disperse.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > command to go away [verb (transitive)] > drive away > drive away in all directions

to-driveOE

to-dreveOE

to-skairc1175

scattera1300

skaila1300

disparplea1325

sheda1325

discatterc1330

to-scattera1382

sparple1382

to-rusha1387

to-sparplea1387

deperpeyla1400

rat1402

sever1412

to-ratc1440

disparklec1449

scarkle1450

sparklea1470

disperse1503

shudderc1540

sparse1549

dissipate?c1550

to wap sindry1563

squander1622

rout1641

to feeze about1689

1622 R. Sanderson Two Serm. Boston ii. 91 To bend his forces..against the strongest troupes of the enemy; and to squander, and breake thorow the thickest rankes.

1667 J. Dryden Annus Mirabilis 1666 lxvii. 18 They charge, re-charge, and all along the Sea They drive, and squander the huge Belgian Fleet.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 251 The Troops we squander'd first, again appear From sev'ral Quarters, and enclose the Rear.

1818 R. Wilbraham Attempt Gloss. Cheshire (at cited word) To squander a covey of partridges.

1891 J. C. Atkinson Last of Giant-killers 96 The stones that had been laid in course, had been squandered about anyhow.

b. Mining. (See quot. 1883.)

ΚΠ

1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 233 Squander, to beat or kill (extinguish) an underground fire.

a. To spend (money, goods, etc.) recklessly, prodigally, or lavishly; to expend extravagantly, profusely, or wastefully. Also const. on.The most common usage. Frequently since 1810.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > squander or be prodigal [verb (intransitive)]

waste1390

lasha1560

squander1593

to play the prodigal1602

outlash1611

wanton1646

to light (also burn) the candle at both ends1736

extravagate1871

the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > squander [verb (transitive)]

forspendc893

scatter1154

dispend1303

waste1340

misspendc1390

miswastec1400

consumec1425

waste1474

profund1527

lasha1535

prodige1538

lavish1542

to play away1562

riot1566

embezzle1578

dilapidate1590

squander1593

confound1598

to make ducks and drakes of or withc1600

prodigalize1611

profuse1611

squander1611

paddle1616

bezzle1617

to run out of ——1622

to piss away1628

prodigal1628

decoct1629

to bangle (away)1632

debauch1632

deboise1632

to fribble away1633

to fool out1635

to run outa1640

to fiddle away1667

slattera1681

dissipate1682

to play off1693

duck-and-drake1700

liquidate1702

sparkle away1703

waster1821

befool1861

to frivol away1866

to play (at) duck and drake with1872

to fling away1873

mislive1887

slather1904

mucker1928

profligate1938

peter1956

spaff2002

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [verb (transitive)] > waste

spilla1000

scatter1154

aspilla1250

rospa1325

waste1340

spend1390

consumec1425

waste1474

miswenda1500

forsumea1510

to cast away1530

to throw away1561

embezzle1578

squander1593

palter1595

profuse1611

squander1611

ravel1614

sport1622

to fool away1628

to stream out1628

to fribble away1633

sweal1655

frisk1665

to fiddle away1667

wantonize1673

slattera1681

swattle1681

drivel1686

swatter1690

to muddle away1707

squander1717

sot1746

slattern1747

meisle1808

fritter1820

waster1821

slobber1837

to cut to waste1863

fringe1863

potter1883

putter1911

profligate1938

to piddle away1942

haemorrhage1978

spaff2002

1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares 45 Fooles shall squander in an houre, all the auarice of their ambitious wise Auncesters.

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. i Squander, lauishly to consume ones estate.

1744 J. Thomson Summer in Seasons (new ed.) 122 The cruel Wretch, Who..has squander'd vile, Upon his scoundrel Train, what might have chear'd A drooping Family of modest Worth.

1783 E. Burke in 9th Rep. Commons Sel Comm. Bengal, Bahar, & Orissa iii. 36 The cultivators..would squander Part of the Money, and not be able to complete their Engagements to the Full.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iii. 323 Of the great sums..part had been embezzled by cunning politicians, and part squandered on buffoons and foreign courtesans.

1881 W. G. Marshall Through Amer. i. 10 Millions of dollars..have been squandered over the work.

absolute.1714 J. Swift Change in Queen's Ministry in Wks. (1765) VIII. i. 23 He was grown needy by squandering upon his vices.1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. ix. 161 To squander with one hand till they have been fain to beg with the other.

b. With away.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > squander [verb (transitive)]

forspendc893

scatter1154

dispend1303

waste1340

misspendc1390

miswastec1400

consumec1425

waste1474

profund1527

lasha1535

prodige1538

lavish1542

to play away1562

riot1566

embezzle1578

dilapidate1590

squander1593

confound1598

to make ducks and drakes of or withc1600

prodigalize1611

profuse1611

squander1611

paddle1616

bezzle1617

to run out of ——1622

to piss away1628

prodigal1628

decoct1629

to bangle (away)1632

debauch1632

deboise1632

to fribble away1633

to fool out1635

to run outa1640

to fiddle away1667

slattera1681

dissipate1682

to play off1693

duck-and-drake1700

liquidate1702

sparkle away1703

waster1821

befool1861

to frivol away1866

to play (at) duck and drake with1872

to fling away1873

mislive1887

slather1904

mucker1928

profligate1938

peter1956

spaff2002

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [verb (transitive)] > waste

spilla1000

scatter1154

aspilla1250

rospa1325

waste1340

spend1390

consumec1425

waste1474

miswenda1500

forsumea1510

to cast away1530

to throw away1561

embezzle1578

squander1593

palter1595

profuse1611

squander1611

ravel1614

sport1622

to fool away1628

to stream out1628

to fribble away1633

sweal1655

frisk1665

to fiddle away1667

wantonize1673

slattera1681

swattle1681

drivel1686

swatter1690

to muddle away1707

squander1717

sot1746

slattern1747

meisle1808

fritter1820

waster1821

slobber1837

to cut to waste1863

fringe1863

potter1883

putter1911

profligate1938

to piddle away1942

haemorrhage1978

spaff2002

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Fricasser,..to spend, or squander all away.

1661 F. P. Verney & M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family 17th Cent. (1907) II. 170 I have noe great mind to squander away £100.

1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 264 Don Philippo..soon squandered away two or three Thousand Crowns, that were lent him.

a1763 W. King Polit. & Lit. Anecd. (1819) 17 The public money is squandered away in pensions.

1789 J. Williams Nat. Hist. Mineral Kingdom I. 204 Our schemes..will..squander away the public money upon unnecessary projects.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xx. 489 Neale,..after squandering away two fortunes, had been glad to become groom porter at the palace.

1885 M. E. Braddon Wyllard's Weird I. i. 19 He squandered every shilling of his small patrimony away.

4. To spend or employ (time) wastefully; to waste. Also with away.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > spending time > spend time or allow time to pass [verb (transitive)] > waste time

leese?c1225

losea1340

defer1382

wastea1400

slip1435

consumea1500

superexpend1513

slow?1522

sloth1523

to fode forth1525

slack1548

dree1584

sleuth1584

confound1598

spenda1604

to fret out1608

to spin out1608

misplace1609

spend1614

tavern1628

devast1632

to drill away, on, outa1656

dulla1682

to dally away1685

squander1693

to linger awaya1704

dangle1727

dawdle1768

slim1812

diddle1826

to run out the clock1957

1693 E. Stillingfleet Serm. (1698) III. x. 409 How much time is squandred away in Vanity and Folly?

a1721 M. Prior Vicar of Bray & Sir T. More 232 Alas how we squander away our Days without doing our Duty.

1757 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 26 Oct. (1932) (modernized text) V. 2253 Have I employed my time, or have I squandered it?

1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain I. i. 14 They considered the time occupied in learning as so much squandered away.

1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust I. vi. 134 Such time I've squandered o'er the history.

5. To spend profusely, without securing adequate return; to use in a wasteful manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [verb (transitive)] > waste

spilla1000

scatter1154

aspilla1250

rospa1325

waste1340

spend1390

consumec1425

waste1474

miswenda1500

forsumea1510

to cast away1530

to throw away1561

embezzle1578

squander1593

palter1595

profuse1611

squander1611

ravel1614

sport1622

to fool away1628

to stream out1628

to fribble away1633

sweal1655

frisk1665

to fiddle away1667

wantonize1673

slattera1681

swattle1681

drivel1686

swatter1690

to muddle away1707

squander1717

sot1746

slattern1747

meisle1808

fritter1820

waster1821

slobber1837

to cut to waste1863

fringe1863

potter1883

putter1911

profligate1938

to piddle away1942

haemorrhage1978

spaff2002

1717 R. Bentley Serm. before King George 21 If he squander his Talents in Luxury.

1758 S. Johnson Idler 15 Apr. 9 No words ought to be squandered in declarations of esteem, or confessions of inability.

1796 E. Burke Thoughts Prospect Regicide Peace 61 If they were to send us far from the aid of our King,..to squander us away in the most pestilential climates.

1842 S. Lover Handy Andy xlvii The extraordinary capers Tom cut on the occasion, and the unheard-of lies he squandered.

1857 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. I. xi. 625 The resources of the country were squandered to an unprecedented extent.

1900 G. T. Stokes Worthies Irish Ch. xii. 232 Much valuable enthusiasm was squandered.

6. intransitive. To roam about; to wander.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [verb (intransitive)] > with no fixed aim or wander

wharvec890

woreOE

wandera1000

rengec1230

wagc1325

roamc1330

errc1374

raikc1390

ravec1390

rumblec1400

rollc1405

railc1425

roit1440

waverc1440

rangea1450

rove1481

to-waver1487

vaguea1525

evague1533

rangle1567

to go a-strayinga1586

vagary1598

divagate1599

obambulate1614

vagitate1614

ramble1615

divage1623

pererrate1623

squander1630

peramble1632

rink1710

ratch1801

browse1803

vagrate1807

bum1857

piroot1858

scamander1864

truck1864

bat1867

vagrant1886

float1901

vagulate1918

pissant1945

1630 J. Taylor Wks. i. 131/2 But at last (I squandring vp and downe)..I happened into a Caue.

1850 Bentley's Misc. Jan. 37 The way they squander about in pairs and single ones is edifying.

7. To disperse in various directions; to scatter.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > scatter or be dispersed [verb (intransitive)]

scatterc1430

shedc1485

sprattlea1500

spirtle1725

squander1823

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (intransitive)] > go away in all directions > be driven in all directions

to-flyc1000

to-drevea1225

sparplec1330

to-shedc1330

skaila1400

disparplec1400

scatterc1430

sparklec1440

shedc1485

disrout1525

disparkle1553

shattera1620

disperse1665

squander1823

1823 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 367 Each shifted for him~self, and left his brethren to squander and do the same as they could.

1827 W. Scott in Croker Papers (1884) I. xi. 319 The disposition seems as if some Yankee general had given the command, ‘Split and Squander’.

1861 F. Metcalfe Oxonian in Iceland 156 His reverence continues his mad career among the horses, who squander right and left in alarm.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	squander
释义	squandern. Brit. /ˈskwɒndə/, U.S. /ˈskwɑndər/ Etymology: < squander v. The act of squandering; extravagant expenditure; an instance of this. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [noun] > instance of sumptuosities1587 profuseness1656 squander1709 splurge1928 the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [noun] overflowingnessOE wastinga1300 prodigality1340 misdispendingc1390 misspendingc1390 fool-largessec1405 wantonness1448 fool-largec1450 dilapidationc1460 lavish1483 consuminga1538 profusion1545 sumptuosity1550 wastefulness1551 lashing1556 lavishing1574 profuseness1584 lavishness1590 misspense1591 wastening1604 outlashing1611 duck and drake1614 largesse1614 lavishment1630 squandering1632 prodigence1634 dissipation1639 wastry1645 profusiveness1655 high living1656 nepotation1656 extravagancy1666 extravagance1727 profligacy1792 squander1806 profligateness1817 wastrife1818 spendthriftism1862 wasterfulness1884 high-rolling1890 prodigalism1896 spendthriftiness1950 squanderbugging1966 1709 D. Manley Secret Mem. 27 Will he one Day set it all at Stake upon a Royal Cast, or an Imperial Squander? Or descend to his Grave, choak'd with greediness of Gain? 1709 D. Manley Secret Mem. IV. 136 He..did not care to make an ostentatious Squander of his own Person and Valour, and therefore would be manag'd. 1806 Inq. St. Nation (Todd) 92 The waste of our resources, and the squander of our opportunities. 1859 K. Cornwallis Panorama New World I. 27 He is a prodigal paymaster, and in the school of squander, completely takes the shine out of the ‘Britishers’. 1893 F. F. Moore Gray Eye or So II. 118 There's not much of a squander in the deal when I get value for it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). squanderv. Brit. /ˈskwɒndə/, U.S. /ˈskwɑndər/ Etymology: Of obscure origin. 1. transitive. In past participle. a. Of things: To be scattered over a comparatively wide surface or area. ΚΠ 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice i. iii. 21 Hee hath a third [ship] at Mexico, a fourth for England, and other ventures he hath squandred abroade. View more context for this quotation 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ vi. xiv. 24 The present condition of the Jews,..now grown contemptible, and strangely squander'd up and down the World. 1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 38 In many thousand Islands that lye squandred in the vast Ocean. 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II. (at cited word) ‘His family are all grown up, and squandered about the country,’ i.e. settled in different places. 1882 C. Elton Orig. Eng. Hist. ix. 223 The fallen timber obstructed the streams, the rivers were squandered in the reedy morasses. b. Brought to disintegration or dissolution. ΚΠ 1610 tr. Gaultier's Rodomontados D j b She shall no sooner be falne downe there, but she shall be squandered into dust & pow[d]er. 1653 H. More Antidote against Atheisme ii. vii. §4 And so they would rot upon the Ground before they be spent, or be squander'd away in a moment of Time. 2. a. To drive off in various directions; to cause to scatter or disperse. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > command to go away [verb (transitive)] > drive away > drive away in all directions to-driveOE to-dreveOE to-skairc1175 scattera1300 skaila1300 disparplea1325 sheda1325 discatterc1330 to-scattera1382 sparple1382 to-rusha1387 to-sparplea1387 deperpeyla1400 rat1402 sever1412 to-ratc1440 disparklec1449 scarkle1450 sparklea1470 disperse1503 shudderc1540 sparse1549 dissipate?c1550 to wap sindry1563 squander1622 rout1641 to feeze about1689 1622 R. Sanderson Two Serm. Boston ii. 91 To bend his forces..against the strongest troupes of the enemy; and to squander, and breake thorow the thickest rankes. 1667 J. Dryden Annus Mirabilis 1666 lxvii. 18 They charge, re-charge, and all along the Sea They drive, and squander the huge Belgian Fleet. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 251 The Troops we squander'd first, again appear From sev'ral Quarters, and enclose the Rear. 1818 R. Wilbraham Attempt Gloss. Cheshire (at cited word) To squander a covey of partridges. 1891 J. C. Atkinson Last of Giant-killers 96 The stones that had been laid in course, had been squandered about anyhow. b. Mining. (See quot. 1883.) ΚΠ 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 233 Squander, to beat or kill (extinguish) an underground fire. 3. a. To spend (money, goods, etc.) recklessly, prodigally, or lavishly; to expend extravagantly, profusely, or wastefully. Also const. on.The most common usage. Frequently since 1810. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > squander or be prodigal [verb (intransitive)] waste1390 lasha1560 squander1593 to play the prodigal1602 outlash1611 wanton1646 to light (also burn) the candle at both ends1736 extravagate1871 the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > squander [verb (transitive)] forspendc893 scatter1154 dispend1303 waste1340 misspendc1390 miswastec1400 consumec1425 waste1474 profund1527 lasha1535 prodige1538 lavish1542 to play away1562 riot1566 embezzle1578 dilapidate1590 squander1593 confound1598 to make ducks and drakes of or withc1600 prodigalize1611 profuse1611 squander1611 paddle1616 bezzle1617 to run out of ——1622 to piss away1628 prodigal1628 decoct1629 to bangle (away)1632 debauch1632 deboise1632 to fribble away1633 to fool out1635 to run outa1640 to fiddle away1667 slattera1681 dissipate1682 to play off1693 duck-and-drake1700 liquidate1702 sparkle away1703 waster1821 befool1861 to frivol away1866 to play (at) duck and drake with1872 to fling away1873 mislive1887 slather1904 mucker1928 profligate1938 peter1956 spaff2002 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [verb (transitive)] > waste spilla1000 scatter1154 aspilla1250 rospa1325 waste1340 spend1390 consumec1425 waste1474 miswenda1500 forsumea1510 to cast away1530 to throw away1561 embezzle1578 squander1593 palter1595 profuse1611 squander1611 ravel1614 sport1622 to fool away1628 to stream out1628 to fribble away1633 sweal1655 frisk1665 to fiddle away1667 wantonize1673 slattera1681 swattle1681 drivel1686 swatter1690 to muddle away1707 squander1717 sot1746 slattern1747 meisle1808 fritter1820 waster1821 slobber1837 to cut to waste1863 fringe1863 potter1883 putter1911 profligate1938 to piddle away1942 haemorrhage1978 spaff2002 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares 45 Fooles shall squander in an houre, all the auarice of their ambitious wise Auncesters. 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. i Squander, lauishly to consume ones estate. 1744 J. Thomson Summer in Seasons (new ed.) 122 The cruel Wretch, Who..has squander'd vile, Upon his scoundrel Train, what might have chear'd A drooping Family of modest Worth. 1783 E. Burke in 9th Rep. Commons Sel Comm. Bengal, Bahar, & Orissa iii. 36 The cultivators..would squander Part of the Money, and not be able to complete their Engagements to the Full. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iii. 323 Of the great sums..part had been embezzled by cunning politicians, and part squandered on buffoons and foreign courtesans. 1881 W. G. Marshall Through Amer. i. 10 Millions of dollars..have been squandered over the work. absolute.1714 J. Swift Change in Queen's Ministry in Wks. (1765) VIII. i. 23 He was grown needy by squandering upon his vices.1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. ix. 161 To squander with one hand till they have been fain to beg with the other. b. With away. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > squander [verb (transitive)] forspendc893 scatter1154 dispend1303 waste1340 misspendc1390 miswastec1400 consumec1425 waste1474 profund1527 lasha1535 prodige1538 lavish1542 to play away1562 riot1566 embezzle1578 dilapidate1590 squander1593 confound1598 to make ducks and drakes of or withc1600 prodigalize1611 profuse1611 squander1611 paddle1616 bezzle1617 to run out of ——1622 to piss away1628 prodigal1628 decoct1629 to bangle (away)1632 debauch1632 deboise1632 to fribble away1633 to fool out1635 to run outa1640 to fiddle away1667 slattera1681 dissipate1682 to play off1693 duck-and-drake1700 liquidate1702 sparkle away1703 waster1821 befool1861 to frivol away1866 to play (at) duck and drake with1872 to fling away1873 mislive1887 slather1904 mucker1928 profligate1938 peter1956 spaff2002 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [verb (transitive)] > waste spilla1000 scatter1154 aspilla1250 rospa1325 waste1340 spend1390 consumec1425 waste1474 miswenda1500 forsumea1510 to cast away1530 to throw away1561 embezzle1578 squander1593 palter1595 profuse1611 squander1611 ravel1614 sport1622 to fool away1628 to stream out1628 to fribble away1633 sweal1655 frisk1665 to fiddle away1667 wantonize1673 slattera1681 swattle1681 drivel1686 swatter1690 to muddle away1707 squander1717 sot1746 slattern1747 meisle1808 fritter1820 waster1821 slobber1837 to cut to waste1863 fringe1863 potter1883 putter1911 profligate1938 to piddle away1942 haemorrhage1978 spaff2002 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Fricasser,..to spend, or squander all away. 1661 F. P. Verney & M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family 17th Cent. (1907) II. 170 I have noe great mind to squander away £100. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 264 Don Philippo..soon squandered away two or three Thousand Crowns, that were lent him. a1763 W. King Polit. & Lit. Anecd. (1819) 17 The public money is squandered away in pensions. 1789 J. Williams Nat. Hist. Mineral Kingdom I. 204 Our schemes..will..squander away the public money upon unnecessary projects. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xx. 489 Neale,..after squandering away two fortunes, had been glad to become groom porter at the palace. 1885 M. E. Braddon Wyllard's Weird I. i. 19 He squandered every shilling of his small patrimony away. 4. To spend or employ (time) wastefully; to waste. Also with away. ΘΚΠ the world > time > spending time > spend time or allow time to pass [verb (transitive)] > waste time leese?c1225 losea1340 defer1382 wastea1400 slip1435 consumea1500 superexpend1513 slow?1522 sloth1523 to fode forth1525 slack1548 dree1584 sleuth1584 confound1598 spenda1604 to fret out1608 to spin out1608 misplace1609 spend1614 tavern1628 devast1632 to drill away, on, outa1656 dulla1682 to dally away1685 squander1693 to linger awaya1704 dangle1727 dawdle1768 slim1812 diddle1826 to run out the clock1957 1693 E. Stillingfleet Serm. (1698) III. x. 409 How much time is squandred away in Vanity and Folly? a1721 M. Prior Vicar of Bray & Sir T. More 232 Alas how we squander away our Days without doing our Duty. 1757 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 26 Oct. (1932) (modernized text) V. 2253 Have I employed my time, or have I squandered it? 1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain I. i. 14 They considered the time occupied in learning as so much squandered away. 1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust I. vi. 134 Such time I've squandered o'er the history. 5. To spend profusely, without securing adequate return; to use in a wasteful manner. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [verb (transitive)] > waste spilla1000 scatter1154 aspilla1250 rospa1325 waste1340 spend1390 consumec1425 waste1474 miswenda1500 forsumea1510 to cast away1530 to throw away1561 embezzle1578 squander1593 palter1595 profuse1611 squander1611 ravel1614 sport1622 to fool away1628 to stream out1628 to fribble away1633 sweal1655 frisk1665 to fiddle away1667 wantonize1673 slattera1681 swattle1681 drivel1686 swatter1690 to muddle away1707 squander1717 sot1746 slattern1747 meisle1808 fritter1820 waster1821 slobber1837 to cut to waste1863 fringe1863 potter1883 putter1911 profligate1938 to piddle away1942 haemorrhage1978 spaff2002 1717 R. Bentley Serm. before King George 21 If he squander his Talents in Luxury. 1758 S. Johnson Idler 15 Apr. 9 No words ought to be squandered in declarations of esteem, or confessions of inability. 1796 E. Burke Thoughts Prospect Regicide Peace 61 If they were to send us far from the aid of our King,..to squander us away in the most pestilential climates. 1842 S. Lover Handy Andy xlvii The extraordinary capers Tom cut on the occasion, and the unheard-of lies he squandered. 1857 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. I. xi. 625 The resources of the country were squandered to an unprecedented extent. 1900 G. T. Stokes Worthies Irish Ch. xii. 232 Much valuable enthusiasm was squandered. 6. intransitive. To roam about; to wander. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [verb (intransitive)] > with no fixed aim or wander wharvec890 woreOE wandera1000 rengec1230 wagc1325 roamc1330 errc1374 raikc1390 ravec1390 rumblec1400 rollc1405 railc1425 roit1440 waverc1440 rangea1450 rove1481 to-waver1487 vaguea1525 evague1533 rangle1567 to go a-strayinga1586 vagary1598 divagate1599 obambulate1614 vagitate1614 ramble1615 divage1623 pererrate1623 squander1630 peramble1632 rink1710 ratch1801 browse1803 vagrate1807 bum1857 piroot1858 scamander1864 truck1864 bat1867 vagrant1886 float1901 vagulate1918 pissant1945 1630 J. Taylor Wks. i. 131/2 But at last (I squandring vp and downe)..I happened into a Caue. 1850 Bentley's Misc. Jan. 37 The way they squander about in pairs and single ones is edifying. 7. To disperse in various directions; to scatter. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > scatter or be dispersed [verb (intransitive)] scatterc1430 shedc1485 sprattlea1500 spirtle1725 squander1823 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (intransitive)] > go away in all directions > be driven in all directions to-flyc1000 to-drevea1225 sparplec1330 to-shedc1330 skaila1400 disparplec1400 scatterc1430 sparklec1440 shedc1485 disrout1525 disparkle1553 shattera1620 disperse1665 squander1823 1823 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 367 Each shifted for him~self, and left his brethren to squander and do the same as they could. 1827 W. Scott in Croker Papers (1884) I. xi. 319 The disposition seems as if some Yankee general had given the command, ‘Split and Squander’. 1861 F. Metcalfe Oxonian in Iceland 156 His reverence continues his mad career among the horses, who squander right and left in alarm. 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