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To spend up; spend completely; exhaust, as by overexertion.
a painful march, Through twenty hours of night and day prolongd, Forspent the British troops. ― Southey.
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forspend — … Useful english dictionary
fore|spend — «fr SPEHND, fohr », transitive verb, spent, spend|ing. = forspend. (Cf. ↑forspend) … Useful english dictionary
forspent — [fôr spent′] adj. [pp. of obs. forspend < OE forspendan, to use up: see FOR & SPEND] Archaic exhausted with toil; fatigued … English World dictionary
forespend — forespend1 see under ↑fore forespendˈ transitive verb (pat forespentˈ) To spend beforehand (see also ↑forspend) • • • Main Entry: ↑fore … Useful english dictionary
