forspend
verb/fɔː(ɹ)ˈspɛnd/
Etymology
From Middle English forspenden, from Old English forspendan (“to spend up, give out, squander, consume”), equivalent to for- + spend.
- inherited from forspendan
- inherited from forspenden
Definitions
To spend up
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.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA