Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To squander prodigally; lavish.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To squander.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb archaic, transitive To
squander .
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Examples
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"prodigate" himself on his way to his sleeping quarters.
Thankful's Inheritance Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907
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I refuse, I prodigate expressions of my humility, of my determination to take the second place, leaving the first to her; briefly, I take the second volante, Manuela springing to my side.
Rita Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards 1896
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