he/she wastes
-malgasta
Presenthe/sheconjugation ofwaste.
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waste

NOUN
(loss of something valuable)-la pérdida
Synonyms for waste
loss
la pérdida
refuse
la basura
splurge
el derroche
wreck
la ruina
corrosion
la corrosión
disintegration
la desintegración
Antonyms for waste
creation
la creación
development
el desarrollo
growth
el aumento
saving
el ahorro
value
el valor
building
la construcción
improvement
la mejora
TRANSITIVE VERB
(to squander something valuable)-malgastar
Synonyms for waste
eat away
comerse
splurge
derrochar
tear down
derribar
throw away
desperdiciar
vandalize
destrozar
wear down
desgastar
wear down
desgastarse
wear down
minar
wipe out
exterminar
wither
atrofiar
wither
marchitar
abandon
entregarse a
bankrupt
llevar a la quiebra
dissolve
disolver
harm
dañar
spend
gastar
spend
pasar
Antonyms for waste
collect
acumularse
collect
juntar
collect
recaudar dinero
construct
construir
create
crear
establish
afirmar
improve
aumentar
improve
superarse
keep
guardar
protect
proteger
save
ahorrar
store
guardar
strengthen
fortalecer
strengthen
fortalecerse
supply
suministrar
utilize
utilizar
economize
economizar
flourish
florecer
manufacture
fabricar
NOUN
(not taken advantage of)-el desperdicio
Synonyms for waste
emptiness
el vacío
Antonyms for waste
use
el uso
NOUN
(undesired leftovers)-el desperdicio
Synonyms for waste
discard
el desecho
pollution
la contaminación
refuse
la basura
trash
la basura
debris
los escombros
garbage
la basura
remains
los restos
Antonyms for waste
supply
el suministro
TRANSITIVE VERB
(to squander an opportunity)-desaprovechar
Antonyms for waste
protect
proteger
utilize
utilizar
use
usar
TRANSITIVE VERB
(to kill)-liquidar
Synonyms for waste
kill
matar
assassinate
asesinar
cull
sacrificar
decimate
diezmar
eradicate
erradicar
execute
ejecutar
garrote
agarrotar
hurt
hacer daño
lynch
linchar
massacre
masacrar
quell
sofocar
Antonyms for waste
protect
proteger
save
salvar
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