Diffract and Squander

verb

• Undergo diffraction.
  • usage: "laser light diffracts electrons"

(v.t.) To break or separate into parts; to deflect or decompose by deflection, a/ rays of light.

verb

• Spend thoughtlessly; throw away.
  • usage: "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
  • synonyms: waste, blow
• Spend extravagantly.
  • usage: "waste not, want not"
  • synonyms: consume, waste, ware

• (v.t.) To scatter; to disperse.
• (v.i.) To wander at random; to scatter.
• (v.i.) To spend lavishly; to be wasteful.
• (n.) The act of squandering; waste.
• (v.t.) To spend lavishly or profusely; to spend prodigally or wastefully; to use without economy or judgment; to dissipate; as, to squander an estate.