sciupare

Meaning

1. (transitive) to ruin, spoil, or damage
2. (transitive) to wear down (cause fatigue)
3. (transitive) to waste, throw away
4. (transitive) to let one's talents, faculties, etc. idle
5. (transitive) to miss (an opportunity)

Concepts

ruin

waste

spoil

spend

idle away

deteriorate

damage

squander

use up

expend

mar

deflower

destroy

dilapidate

impair

blow

vitiate

wear out

Synonyms

sprecare

logorare

rovinare

consumare

guastare

spendere

sperperare

usare a vuoto

danneggiare

dissipare

sconciare

sciupinìo

usare infruttuosamente

buttare

discipare

cambiare

corrompere

distruggere

viziare

alterare

buttare via

demoralizzare

dilapidare

prodigare

Translations

estropear

arruinar

abîmer

arruinar

derrochar

gaspiller

gastar

dissiper

gâcher

zerstören

schädigen

تلف

καταστρέφω

prodiguer

kaputtmachen

Hyphenated as

sciu‧pà‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃuˈpa.re/

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *exsupāre, from Latin ex- + supāre. See also scipare.