sciupare

  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)

Hyphenated as
sciu‧pà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃuˈpa.re/
Etymology

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

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