n.
Pronunciation: ' skwän-d ə r
Function: verb
Inflected Form: squan · dered ; squan · der · ing \ -d( ə -)ri ŋ \
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1536
transitive verb
1 : to spend extravagantly or foolishly : DISSIPATE , WASTE < squander ed a fortune>
2 : to cause to disperse : SCATTER
3 : to lose (as an advantage or opportunity) through negligence or inaction
intransitive verb : DISPERSE , SCATTER
– squan · der · er \ -d ə r- ə r \ noun