FORWASTE

Etymology

Verb

forwaste (third-person singular simple present forwastes, present participle forwasting, simple past and past participle forwasted)

(transitive, obsolete) To waste; waste completely; lay waste to; desolate.

(transitive, obsolete) To use up; exhaust; render emaciated or feeble; spend wastefully.

Anagrams

• software, softwear

Source: Wiktionary


For*waste", v. t. Etym: [Pref. for- + waste.]

Definition: To desolate or lay waste utterly. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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