Mis-spēnd′, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. MISSPENT; p. pr. & vb. n. MISSPENDING.] To spend amiss; to waste or consume to no purpose, or to a bad one; to squander; to waste; as, to misspend time or money; to misspend life.

The genial moisture due To apples otherwise misspends itself. Philips.