Squander /(skwŏn"dẽr)/

imp. & p. p. Squandered; p. pr. & vb. n. Squandering

1. To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.]

   Our squandered troops he rallies.

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.

1. To spend lavishly; to be wasteful.

   They often squandered, but they never gave.

2. To wander at random; to scatter. [R.]

   The wise man's folly is anatomized Even by squandering glances of the fool.

1. The act of squandering; waste.