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FRIVOL AWAY
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spend frivolously and unwisely
Example:
Fritter away one's inheritance
Synonyms:
dissipate; fool; fool away; fritter; fritter away; frivol away; shoot
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "frivol away" is one way to...):
consume; squander; ware; waste (spend extravagantly)
"Frivol away" entails doing...:
consume; deplete; eat; eat up; exhaust; run through; use up; wipe out (use up (resources or materials))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something