LOSE

verb (lost; losing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English losian to perish, ~, from los destruction; akin to Old English lēosan to ~; akin to Old Norse losa to loosen, Latin luere to atone for, Greek lyein to loosen, dissolve, destroy Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to bring to destruction, damn , to miss from one's possession or from a customary or supposed place, to suffer deprivation of ; part with especially in an unforeseen or accidental manner, 4. to suffer loss through the death or removal of or final separation from (a person), to fail to keep control of or allegiance of , 5. to fail to use ; let slip by ; waste , b. to fail to win, gain, or obtain , to undergo defeat in , to fail to catch with the senses or the mind , to cause the loss of , to fail to keep, sustain, or maintain , 8. to cause to miss one's way or bearings , to make (oneself) withdrawn from immediate reality , 9. to wander or go astray from , to draw away from ; outstrip , to fail to keep in sight or in mind, to free oneself from ; get rid of , regurgitate , vomit , intransitive verb to undergo deprivation of something of value, to undergo defeat , to run slow, losable adjective losableness noun