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Fail to be used or taken advantage of. For example, I hate to see such talent go to waste , or We bought so much food that some will be going to waste . [c. 1500]

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blow
consume
deplete
dissipate
divert
drain
exhaust
lavish
lose
misuse
squander
undermine

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