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waste
v. trans.
Devastate, ravage: P. and V. δῃοῦν, τέμνειν (Eur. Hec. 1204), P. κείρειν, ἀδικεῖν, κακουργεῖν.
Plunder: P. and V. πορθεῖν, ἐκπορθεῖν, διᾰπορθεῖν, ἁρπάζειν, ἀ̆ναρπάζειν, διαρπάζειν, σῡλᾶν, λῄζεσθαι, φέρειν, P. ἄγειν καὶ φέρειν, διαφορεῖν, λῃστεύειν, V. πέρθειν, ἐκπέρθειν (also Plat. but rare P.).
Make desolate: P. and V. ἐρημοῦν, ἐξερημοῦν.
Wear out: P. and V. τρύ̄χειν (only pass. in P.), Ar. and P. ἀ̆ποκναίειν, κᾰτατρί̄βειν, P. ἐκτρυχοῦν, V. τρύ̄ειν (pass. also in Plat. but rare P.), Ar. and V. τείρειν, V. γυμνάζειν.
Wither, make to pine: P. and V. μᾰραίνειν, V. ἀ̆μαυροῦν (also Xen. but rare P.), αὐαίνειν, συντήκειν, ἐκτήκειν, Ar. and V. τήκειν ; see wither.
Wasted with sickness: V. πᾰρειμένος νόσῳ (Eur. Or. 881).
Spend: P. and V. ἀ̆νᾱλίσκειν, ἀ̆νᾱλοῦν.
Spend (money): Ar. and P. δᾰπᾰνᾶν.
You waste words: V. λόγους ἀναλοῖς (Eur. Med. 325).
Wasted are all words of remonstrance: V. περισσοὶ πάντες οὑν μέσῳ λόγοι. (Eur. Med. 819).
Squander: P. and V. ἐκχεῖν, V. ἀντλεῖν, διασπείρειν.
Waste one’s substance: P. οἰκοφθορεῖν (Plat.).
Their private means through idleness are wasted and lost in riotous living: V. τὰ δʼ ἐν δόμοις δαπάναισι φροῦδα διαφυγόνθʼ ὑπʼ ἀργίας (Eur. H. F. 591).
Let slip, throw away: P. and V. ἀ̆ποβάλλειν, P. προΐεσθαι.
Waste time: P. χρόνον κατατρίβειν, χρόνον ἐμποιεῖν, or use P. and V. μέλλειν (absol.), χρονίζειν (absol.), Ar. and P. διατρί̄βειν (absol.), Ar. τριψημερεῖν (absol.); see delay.
They wasted time before it (the town): P. ἄλλως ἐνδιάτριψαν χρόνον περὶ αὐτὴν (Thuc. 2.18; cp. Ar. Ran. 714).
That no time may be wasted in the operations: P. ἵνα μηδεὶς χρόνος ἐγγένηται τοῖς πράγμασι (Dem. 445).
Waste one’s labour, do more than is necessary: P. περιεργάζεσθαι, V. περισσὰ̆ πράσσειν, περισσὰ̆ δρᾶν.
waste
adj.
Desolate: P. and V. ἐρῆμος.
Useless: P. and V. κενός, ἀ̆νωφελής, μά̆ταιος ; see vain.
Excessive: P. and V. περισσός (Soph. Ant. 780).
They treated the agreement as so much waste paper: P. ἡγοῦντο εἶναι τὴν συγγραφὴν ἄλλως ὕθλον καὶ φλυαρίαν (Dem. 931).
waste
subs.
Desolation: P. and V. ἐρημία, ἡ.
Expenditure: P. and V. ἀ̆νά̄λωμα, τό.
This is a foolish waste of breath: V. σκαιόν γε ἀνάλωμα τῆς γλώσσης τόδε (Eur. Supp. 547).
Extravagance: P. ἀσωτία, ἡ.
Waste of time: P. χρόνου διατριβή, ἡ, or use P. and V. διατρῐβή, ἡ alone; see delay.

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