Wasten

Quick meaning: Wasten is a verb meaning (ambitransitive) To make or become waste (i.e. barren, dejected, dismal, feeble, or sickly) or wasted.

Meaning

(ambitransitive) To make or become waste (i.e. barren, dejected, dismal, feeble, or sickly) or wasted.

Example Sentences

Not a second was to be wastened when your parent sends you on an errand or some chore.

Wolsey wastened no moment in responding. In all diplomatic courtesy, he confirmed Henry's commitment to Francis and his willingness to meet with Charles.

[…] do you love me, Mabel? not a pennysworth, Joe troves I lost I never looked for: cracked fountain pens that stained my fingers wastened by irreconcilable degrees into the dust.

It is our wisdom to master this wastening incredulity: to overcome unbelief, by faith; and so the more easily this present world; making light of its permitted trials, and sitting loose to its possessions.

Word Forms

• wastens
• wastening
• wastened

Synonyms for wasten

Depending on context, synonyms include weaken, wane.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include forwaste, waste, bewaste, throw away, corrupt, wanton.

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