"unwaste" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unwastes [present, singular, third-person], unwasting [participle, present], unwasted [participle, past], unwasted [past]
Etymology: From un- + waste. Compare Middle English unwasten (“to not consume; to not waste away”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|waste}} un- + waste, {{cog|enm|unwasten|t=to not consume; to not waste away}} Middle English unwasten (“to not consume; to not waste away”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} unwaste (third-person singular simple present unwastes, present participle unwasting, simple past and past participle unwasted)
  1. (rare, transitive) To not waste or reverse the wasting of (something). Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-unwaste-en-verb-x78DHD6x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

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