Pronunciations
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/fɔː(ɹ)ˈspɛnd/
Verb
To spend up; spend completely; exhaust, as by overexertion.
Usage- Transitive
- Examples
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a. 1843, Robert Southey, (Inscription) at Borrosa A painful march, / Through twenty hours of night and day prolong'd, / Forespent the British troops.