Waste

v. trans.

Devastate, ravage: P. and V. δῃοῦν, τέμνειν (Eur., Hec. 1204), P. κείρειν, ἀδικεῖν, κακουργεῖν.

Plunder: P. and V. πορθεῖν, ἐκπορθεῖν, διαπορθεῖν, ἁρπάζειν, ἀναρπάζειν, διαρπάζειν, συλᾶν, 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. τρύχειν (only pass. in P.), Ar. and P. ἀποκναίειν, κατατρίβειν, P. ἐκτρυχοῦν, V. τρύειν (pass. also in Plat. but rare P.), Ar. and V. τείρειν, V. γυμνάζειν.

Wither, make to pine: P. and V. μαραίνειν, V. ἀμαυροῦν (also Xen. but rare P.), αὐαίνειν, συντήκειν, ἐκτήκειν, Ar. and V. τήκειν; see {{U}}Wither.

Wasted with sickness: V. παρειμένος νόσῳ (Eur., Or. 881).

Spend: P. and V. ἀναλίσκειν, ἀναλοῦν.

Spend (money): Ar. and P. δαπανᾶν.

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. ἀποβάλλειν, P. προΐεσθαι.

Waste time: P. χρόνον κατατρίβειν, χρόνον ἐμποιεῖν, or use P. and V. μέλλειν (absol.), χρονίζειν (absol.), Ar. and P. διατρίβειν (absol.), Ar. τριψημερεῖν (absol.); see {{U}}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. περισσὰ πράσσειν, περισσὰ δρᾶν.

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adj.

Desolate: P. and V. ἐρῆμος.

Useless: P. and V. κενός, ἀνωφελής, μάταιος; see {{U}}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).

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subs.

Desolation: P. and V. ἐρημία, ἡ.

Expenditure: P. and V. ἀνάλωμα, 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. διατριβή, ἡ alone; see {{U}}Delay.