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expend
[ ik-spend ]
verb (used with object)
- to use up:
She expended energy, time, and care on her work.
Synonyms: ,
- to pay out; disburse; spend.
expend
/ ɪˈɛԻ /
verb
- to spend; disburse
- to consume or use up
Derived Forms
- ˈԻ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·Իİ noun
- v··Ի verb
- e·Ի verb (used with object)
- ܲe·ԻĻ adjective
- ɱ-·ԻĻ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of expend1
Word History and Origins
Origin of expend1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Far too much smart-people thought has been expended on the relationship between Trump and Putin; I've never found it mysterious and see no need for conspiracy theory.
Mara acknowledged there were times he asked to come out of games because he expended full energy in short spurts.
Nature is being destroyed, violence rages around the globe and a handful of celebrities just expended innumerable carbon emissions during a two-second space flight for little more than a glorified press opportunity.
She also called out the discrepancies between the environmental messaging surrounding the flight and the resources expended to send the women to space.
Yet decades of expending money and energy hasn’t brought them to fruition, he said.
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