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wasting
/ˈweɪstɪŋ/
verb
To devastate, destroy
To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly.
"We wasted millions of dollars and several years on that project."
To kill; to murder.
noun
Gradual deterioration or wasting away.
"muscular wastings"
The act by which something is laid waste; destruction.
adjective
Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass.
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