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waste away

to wither or dwindle away. Our money just seemed to waste away. As she grew older, she just sort of wasted away.

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waste something away

to use something up wastefully; to dissipate something. He wasted all his money away and had to live in poverty. They wasted away everything and regretted it later.

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waste away

1. to gradually become thin and weak He stopped eating and wasted away until he looked like a shadow.

2. to be damaged or rubbed away by weather Good soil can waste away quickly if it's not cared for properly.

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waste away

Lose energy and vigor, become enfeebled and weak, as in She was wasting away before our eyes. [Late 1300s]

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waste away

v.

1. To lose energy, strength, weight, or vigor; become weak or enfeebled: The patient wasted away from cancer.

2. To spend some time idly or wastefully: They are wasting their lives away playing video games. The idle rich waste away their days.

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