squander
- v spend thoughtlessly; throw away
You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree - v spend extravagantly
square up
- v make square
- v even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing
- v settle conclusively; come to terms
squeeze out
- v force out
- v make by laborious and precarious means
- v extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing
- v obtain with difficulty
- v form or shape by forcing through an opening
- v cause to come out in a squirt
stabilise
- v support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
- v become stable or more stable
- v make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium
stabilize
- v make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium
The drug stabilized her blood pressure
stabilize prices - v support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
- v become stable or more stable
The economy stabilized
stagnate
- v stand still
Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy - v cause to stagnate
There are marshes that stagnate the waters - v cease to flow; stand without moving
blood stagnates in the capillaries - v be idle; exist in a changeless situation
The old man sat and stagnated on his porch
stalinize
- v transform in accordance with Stalin's policies
Russia was slowly stalinized after Lenin's death