waste

(transitive) To devastate; to destroy.

(transitive) To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly.

(transitive, slang) To kill; to murder.

(transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.

(intransitive) To gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.

(intransitive) To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value etc. gradually.

(law) To damage, impair, or injure (an estate, etc.) voluntarily, or by allowing the buildings, fences, etc., to fall into decay.