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Vinony

forspend

verb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /fɔː(ɹ)ˈspɛnd/

verb

Etymology: From Middle English forspenden, from Old English forspendan (“to spend up, give out, squander, consume”), equivalent to for- + spend.

  1. To spend up; spend completely; exhaust, as by overexertion.

    “a. 1843, Robert Southey, (Inscription) at Borrosa A painful march, / Through twenty hours of night and day prolong'd, / Forespent the British troops.”