"squander" in the verb sense
1. waste, blow, squander
spend thoughtlessly throw away
"He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"
"You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
2. consume, squander, waste, ware
spend extravagantly
"waste not, want not"
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