| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To disappear by or as if by rising: disperse, lift, scatter. See COLLECT, RISE. 2. To cause to separate and go in various directions: dispel, disperse, scatter. See COLLECT. 3. To spend (money) excessively and usually foolishly: consume, fool away, fritter away, riot away, squander, throw away, trifle away, waste. Slang : blow1. See SAVE. 4. To use up foolishly or needlessly: consume, devour, squander, waste. See SAVE.
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